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The Yankees have a player just like him, Giambi, who was a better hitter through age 32

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Whatever stat that backs up this statement is severely
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here are the .eqa for the 2 players from 25-31. see if you can tell who is who

25 0.285
26 0.300
27 0.307
28 0.329
29 0.369
30 0.376
31 0.350
AVG: 0.331



25 0.333
26 0.323
27 0.322
28 0.310
29 0.351
30 0.314
31 0.354

AVG: 0.330

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arod is the latter, and when is anyone going to remember that giambi's peak/decline is due to steroids and injuries.

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And lets just totally forget about A-Rods last 4 years in Seattle, because "through the age 32" shouldn't take into account A-Rod's early years/Giambi's non steroid years.