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Originally posted by Dwolfson20
It's similar to the people who argue that Jeter is better than A-Rod because he's "a winner." Please. If the two switched teams, the Yankees would probably be winning 110 games every single year and just dominating the playoffs. Not that they aren't already, but they would be so much better. Even YankeePride knows this. 
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I have to disagree here. A-rod does put up better stats than Jeter this is true. I think A-rod is a beter hitter than Jeter, no doubt about that. Is A-rod a team player, yes but I don't think to the same extent that Jeter is. I think A-rod puts his numbers before his teams victories, not a doubt in my mind about that. Remember I watched A-rod for 5 years here in Seattle. Sure he will spout all of this sugar coated talk about how he is about the team and about winning and that he will donate his salary to help baseball..blah, blah, blah. The fans that have watched him and gotten to know him, realize that this is just a "stage" persona he likes to wear for the press and the public. He has been and will be (unless he matures ), about his stats and his money. There is nothing wrong with that except when he lies to the fans about his real motives.
Yes this is a fan who was somewhat resentful about him leaving the Mariners for the Rangers. I was not upset that he left for the money, I was disappointed that he lied about why he left. He clearly stated that he was going to the Rangers to be on a winning team!! Remember this was in between 2000-01 seasons. The Rangers had finished in last in 2000. They have finished last in 2001 and will again this year. Fans in Seattle started calling him Pay-rod, because of his outrageous lie!
Ok now lets put that aside and look at comparing Jeter with A-rod. The Yankees need Jeter, they do not need A-rod. Jeter ignites their offense along with Soriano. Taking Jeter out and putting A-rod in would give them more homers but less productivity from the top, so less men on base and less scoring chances. I honestly believe that the Yanks would not win anymore games if you were to trade Jeter for A-rod, in actuality I believe that they would lose more games with A-rod!
It will be very interesting following A-rod's career with the Rangers. I will bet you that it will be much like Hank Aaron's career with the Atlanta Braves, allot of stats but no rings! Payrod should have stayed with the M's, though they might not have gotten Ichiro if that was the case and then they would never have won 116 last year...take that to the bank.