11/15: Yankees Looking at Lowell as a First Baseman?
Posted by: Patrick
Dan Graziano reports that the Yankees are looking at Mike Lowell as a possible first baseman. Why would we be doing that? I mean, how much better can he be than a platoon of Shelley Duncan and Doug Mientkiewicz?
Mike Lowell has a career line of .280 (AVG)/.344 (OBA)/.468 (SLG). Mientkiewicz's is .271/.358/.407. Duncan's (in only 34 games) is .257/.329/.554. And, from what I understand (though I haven't looked into it specifically), a platoon of Dougie and Shelley is going to be better defensively. Plus, they'll come much, much cheaper with much less committment. There's no reason for us to get locked into Mike Lowell just to play first base. I'd much rather rock with Minky/Shelley or some combination thereof (or someone else...) and then see where we are next season, when Mark Teixeira could be a free agent.
Mike Lowell has a career line of .280 (AVG)/.344 (OBA)/.468 (SLG). Mientkiewicz's is .271/.358/.407. Duncan's (in only 34 games) is .257/.329/.554. And, from what I understand (though I haven't looked into it specifically), a platoon of Dougie and Shelley is going to be better defensively. Plus, they'll come much, much cheaper with much less committment. There's no reason for us to get locked into Mike Lowell just to play first base. I'd much rather rock with Minky/Shelley or some combination thereof (or someone else...) and then see where we are next season, when Mark Teixeira could be a free agent.
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