Manny or Tejada?

Who would you rather have? First thoughts are Manny is the bigger star, the bigger HR threat, and therefore the player you'd rather have. I did some light research and went over some stats and have made my decision.

                      Gms/Poss  AB  BA OBP Runs  Hits  2B HR RBI BB Slug RC
Manny Ramirez          720/810  2656 .315 .412 514 836 174 199 610 413 .608 658
Miguel Tejada          810/810  3227 .294 .345 509 949 193 152 598 222 .501 550

       range factor/9   rf/9 avg. for that position in league
Manny Ramirez      1.80   2.12
Miguel Tejada      4.71   4.55

My conclusions:

Manny has more HR, higher OBP and slugging pct. Tejada though is better in just about every other category. He is a few years younger, more durable, gets many more at bats. I also noted that he hits more doubles, which is good for Fenway. Speaking of Fenway, Tejada actually has a higher career batting average at Fenway than Manny. Defensively, there is no contest. Tejada is above his peers in Range Factor while Manny is below other outfielders in RF. Tejada also ranks better than Manny in the "running out ground balls" factor.

Manny is somewhat of a fan favorite in Boston, and it would be difficult to watch him play 19 times a year for Baltimore. But I think the Red Sox should make the Manny-Tejada trade. The other players involved will be tricky and I'd rather not comment on them, but man to man, I'd rather have Tejada on the Red Sox than Manny.