Yankees Most Verstaile Hitter: Jeter

[shcabot]

Good point.

[PlsDontTearDownY.S.]

Jeter is not a bopper, so it would be very unlikely that he would bat in the 3-4-5 spots.

I'm sure if he concentrated on hitting homers he could hit 30, so on the right team he could be a 3 or 4.

[Arod for President]

Id have to diagree and go with ARod on this one. Hes Versitile in every way. He can hit for power, he can hit for avg. hes the guy i want up there whether we need a deep bomb to left field or just a bloop single over the 2nd basemans head. hes the man.

[stephsamps]

If you said best hitter, I might go with AROD, but if you are talking versatile, Derek takes the cake. Its more than just hitting for average and HRs but being able to bunt, hit sac flies, move the runner over.

I agree that he could hit third (fourth is a bit of a stretch) and that he would respond to it. This lineup is just so stacked that there are other guys who are better suited for that role at this point.

[BronxBombers2005]

[QUOTE=Sam18]What? Wait, WHAT?[/QUOTE

Are you whating me on the fact that i said a-rod would own H. Aarons records when he gets done? I do think that he can past aaron in the hr and rbi.....when a-rod hit his 400 career HR the put some stats out that that showed compared Aarons stats and arods stats at the same age......Alex had more HRs and more RBI's and more hits than any other play at that age.....now if he stays healthy there is a great chance that he could have those records.

[M&M61]

[QUOTE=BronxBombers2005]

What? Wait, WHAT?[/QUOTE

Are you whating me on the fact that i said a-rod would own H. Aarons records when he gets done? I do think that he can past aaron in the hr and rbi.....when a-rod hit his 400 career HR the put some stats out that that showed compared Aarons stats and arods stats at the same age......Alex had more HRs and more RBI's and more hits than any other play at that age.....now if he stays healthy there is a great chance that he could have those records.

Logically i don't think that you can think otherwise.

[Swearengen16]

I agree about him being the most versatile hitter and I would probably give my second place vote to Sheff. The reason for that is he makes contact more often than any other Yankee. If you try and hit and run with Matsui, or A-Rod, and even Posada/Giambi you set yourself up for a strike em' out throw em' double play. One thing I noticed last year was how much Yankee hitters were taking a called strike three. I understand we used to work the count but we need to be more protective with two strikes.

[DenverYank]

I must say Jeter is probably, and has always been, my favorite Yankee (yeahyeah I'm something like ... 6-8 years a Yankee fan). One of his great benefits is his adjustable offense: he's able to do anything: ask and you shall receive.
When we compare him to Arod; one thing jumps out: Arod is someone who really has everything: Jeter is much less a powerhitter / slugger than Arod is.
Therefor: Arod is more 'versatile'. Jeter is a great 2nd tho.

Alex Rodriguez is not only the most versitile hitter on the team, but probably the most versitile all around player in the league. He hits for power, hits for average, gets on base, runs well, and plays great defense (at 2 positions) on top of it all.

That being said, Jeter is a close second although one should keep in mind that at the level of MLB play tiny differences matter a lot. Nobody has discussed Jeter's one great liability, viz. the inablility to take a first pitch.

[ChewieTobbacca]

Pujols is a far better pure hitter than A-Rod... last year was one of A-Rod's best years and it matched Pujols' year which was just average by his standards