Who Would You Rather Have: Yunel Escobar or Miguel Tejada??

by Ray Guilfoyle on Oct 27, 2009 12:15 PM EDT in Baseball 3 comments

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4 months ago: Atlanta Braves' Yunel Escobar follows through with a two-run single to right field against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Washington. The Braves won 11-5. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Here's a quick post to see who you would draft first: the Brave's Yunel Escobar or the Astros Miguel Tejada?

Here are their stats for 2009 courtesy of www.fangraphs.com:

Name	AB	H	2B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Miguel Tejada	635	199	46	14	83	86	19	48	0.313	0.340	0.455	0.795
Yunel Escobar	528	158	26	14	89	76	57	62	0.299	0.377	0.436	0.812

They are pretty close in every category including SBs which are not shown since they each had only 5 SBs in 2009. Escobar gets on base more and  is obviously the younger of the two, but the experts have been projecting Tejada's fall off for several years, but he is still a productive hitter.

Poll

Who would you rather have in 2010: Yunel Escobar or Miguel Tejada?

86%

Escobar-he has yet to reach his potential.

120 votes

13%

Tejada-he's less risky

18 votes

138 votes | Poll has closed

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Escobar

I think Escobar has much more upside than Tejada. I really dont think he would slump too much so i dont see much risk. But i also think Escobar could have a great year, and be a fantasy stud

by cnubsbl16 on Oct 27, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Here's my question

I have to choose between protecting Escobar or Stephen Drew as my 2010 Fantasy SS in a 5×5 league…who should I keep?

by bunner on Oct 27, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Escobar

I would keep Escobar even though I like Drew alot. Escobar showed improvement across the board in 2009, while Drew did not. I am curious if Drew’s 2008 season was a fluke.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Oct 27, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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