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posted 23 hours ago by Gonna break my Rusty Kuntz and run . . . Arbitol to astros, mets, prospects, yankees | 28 comment(s)

I’m predicting about 30 home runs during the remainder of 2013 and 50 next year.

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1. Cooperstown Schtick posted on December 26, 2012 at 05:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I thought it was common knowledge that Teixeira's upper cut was a response to the defensive shift.

Teixeira had a 1.010 OPS in 153 PAs batting third last year, .798 batting fifth. Was he only moved up against lefties?

2. Dan posted on December 26, 2012 at 05:56 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I thought it was common knowledge that Teixeira's upper cut was a response to the defensive shift.

I think this is backwards. The allure of the short porch in NYS caused the change in his swing, and teams responded to his pull-happy uppercut approach by using the overshift against him when he's hitting as a LHB.

3. Cooperstown Schtick posted on December 26, 2012 at 07:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Was he ever not a dead pull hitter as a lefty? That would be an incredible example of skill loss, because he doesn't appear to be able to hit the other way even accidentally now.

4. bobm posted on December 26, 2012 at 08:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

2012 vs RHP: (326 PA)

OrderPos PA
5th.    206
4th.     58
3rd.     45
2nd.      7
7th.      6
6th.      4

2012 vs LHP: (198 PA)

OrderPos PA
3rd.    108
5th.     56
4th.     26
2nd.      4
7th.      3
6th.      1

5. PrimerLurker posted on December 26, 2012 at 09:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Teix gets VERY defensive when people try to analyze his declining stats. He says there's nothing to see here, move along.

6. Rough Carrigan

posted on December 27, 2012 at 02:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yankee fans have to hope that his wife will tell him to adjust his swing.

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