Tex to Retire

Mark Teixeira has announced that this will be his final season.  He has openly admitted that he has been overpaid for the past few seasons, but has had a great career.  He was at one time one of the most feared hitters in baseball along with being a gold glover at 1B.  Not sure if his peak years are enough to get him into Cooperstown, but he has definitely been a good one.
Happy trails, Tex.

Great career, but I think he falls short of making the HOF

One of the best switch hitters of all-time but I agree not HOF.

He's a bitch

JZsportswhiz said:

Great career, but I think he falls short of making the HOF

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I agree, but he probably would have had a chance had it not been for injuries.

With his abilities as a power hitter and an elite defender over his career you could definitely make a case for him being a Hall of Famer, but as it's been said already he likely falls short due to his injuries. Had he been able to play a full season the past 5 years he likely wouldn't be retiring now and would definitely have a chance at 2000 hits and 500 HRs which would have easily got him into the Hall.