So Tex is becoming even more of a boom-or-bust player. Is that really the worst fate?
Going into the 2015 season, it was difficult to find Yankees fans who were optimistic about Mark Teixeira. The veteran first baseman came to the Bronx with sky-high expectations after signing a monster eight-year, $180 million deal in the 2008-09 off-season, and he paid dividends immediately. Advertised as a Jason Giambi bat combined with a Don Mattingly glove, he was everything the Yankees could have hoped he would be in 2009. He was runner-up in AL MVP voting, hit .