Teixiera for Braun???

[Marrakesh Express]

I am thinking about getting Ryan Braun for Mark Teixiera. I already have Fielder at first so I have backup but do I want two Brewers in my lineup batting 3-4? Thanks for any help and suggestions. My OF is Sizemore, Magglio, and Manny.

[bazzy_51]

i wouldn't im not huge on 2 of the best hitter or pitchers from the same team... and your OF doesn't NEED the help, i would keep both Prince and Teix and use one at UTIL if your league carries it...

help me out...

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[epp1e]

I would take this in a heartbeat. As for if you should get 3-4 of a team... think of it this way: now, once in a while, when the 4 gets an RBI it's not just an RBI for your team - it'll be a run too. That's not why I'm saying you should take it though. Fielder as the 1B to replace Teixeira & then getting an OF of Sizemore, Braun, and Manny... I'm jealous.

Just make sure he didn't offer you Ryan Braun the PITCHER. Not insulting your intelligence... just that some guy in my Yahoo league actually fell for that and no one vetoed it cause I've never been in an active Yahoo league before, lol.

[bazzy_51]

oh one other reason i say no too... the whole ribcage deal, he hurt it again or agitated it whatever you wanna say this spring, remember last year batting under .280 going through that? and how can you turn down the projected stats in that powerful yankee lineup for Teix? i still say he out produces braun across the board this year...

[L-Dawg]

I actually would do this without worrying about having two Brewers. I think that Braun offers the same power numbers with more SB than Tex and Tex won't have ARod for part of the year. I've got Tex in one league and while I like him a lot, I'm not as excited about him being a Yankee this year as I was prior to ARod being injured.