http://etblogs-sports.disqus.com/enSat, 13 Dec 2008 11:16:23 -0000http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2008/12/10/hot-stove-talk-do-sox-really-need-teixeira/#comment-5699022<p>SIGN HIM!!!! Hate to say it....Big Papi is not so big anymore...without dreaded Manny. We will need Tex. Youk and Tex will be the new Papi and Manny combo.</p>jim-red sox nation westSat, 13 Dec 2008 11:16:23 -0000http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2008/12/10/hot-stove-talk-do-sox-really-need-teixeira/#comment-5699021<p>It comes down to what you project Lars to become. If you think that he can adjust his swing to cut down on his GB% and translate his raw power in to 30+ homeruns, then Teixiera isn't a neccessary signing. If, however, he doesn't get more lift on the ball he's more likely to become John Olerud than Justin Morneau. Not that there's anything wrong with Johnny O; he was a great ballplayer. But without Tex and with Ortiz entering his decline phase, that just isn't enough of a middle-of-the-order prescence.</p>MarcelWed, 10 Dec 2008 16:55:33 -0000