Also, missed this before, but a big blunder in the St. Louis Today article:

 Quote:

VORP (according to Baseball Prospectus)

2008 — Teixeira: 35.2 (53rd), right around Troy Glaus, Evan Longoria and two other high-priced ballplayers, Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez. … Pujols: 98.6 (1st).

2007 — Teixeira: 27.1 (91st). … Pujols: 72.1 (9th).

2006 — Teixeira: 37.4 (54th), sandwiched between Edgar Renteria and Scott Rolen, and we all know what was going on then with him. … Pujols: 85.4 (1st).


Lazy research in sports journalism strikes again. The numbers the writer cites for Teixeira's 2008 season are only based on his 50+ game stretch with the Angels, and his 2007 number is only from his time as a Brave. His total VORP for '08 is is 66.2, which makes him fourth in all of baseball, not 53rd. His 2007 total is 53.1, which made him 24th, not 91st, and came in only 570 at bats. His total had he played the whole year would have but him somewhere in the top 20. Further proof that Teixeira is indeed a top player.

Of course, comparing anyone to Pujols is silly. The only guy close to his level is A-Rod. As BP put it, he's Mozart with a bat.

MisterJLA is RACKing awesome.