I’m Not Buying: Mark Texeira

See how pitchers miss my bat these days T? Fantasy Bust 2012 Bust is a pretty strong word when describing a guy who hit 39 homers and drove in 11 runs, but calling him an “Overrated poor man’s Ryan Howard” just seemed like too much work.  Don’t get me wrong, Tex is still going to hit home runs, and drive in runs, but that’s where it ends with him.  His career low average of .256 in 2010, was bested by a .247 mark in 2011.  He also showed less plate discipline, once a strength of his, by swinging at a career worst 28% of pitches outside of the strike zone.  That caps a five year trend of worsening strike zone management by Big Tex.  2010-2011 both marked the first time since his rookie season that Texeira had a slugging % less than .500.  He is hitting line drives at a less rate, fly balls at a higher rate, and swinging and missing at more pitches than ever.  He set a career low BABIP of .239 in 2011, which bested his career low mark in 2010.  Although t...