Intresting question. Money and team needs aside, would you rather have Lee or Tejada? Both are 30, Lee puts up better numbers however he plays 1B. PECOTA projects 06 VORP: Tejada - 52.5 Lee - 51.1 That's so close it's pretty much meaningless. Lee plays better defense however it's 1B vs SS so that's not quite fair. SS's tend to age a little better than 1B but considering Lee's athleticism he might be an exception. Close call for me. yeah that's tough. you could say there are alot more power guys at first than short, so lee could be easier to replace, but he really is the all around package, power, avg, speed, glove, etc, etc. and iirc, lee is younger. so i think you'd have to take lee.