According to Baseball Reference.com:
Age:
Morales: Just turned 30 in June
Morneau: Turned 32 in May
Contracts:
Both are in the final years of their deals. Morales was making $5.25 mil and Morneau making an average of a little over $14 mil.
BA this season:
Morales: .282
Morneau: .272
HR this season:
Morales: 15
Morneau: 7
RBI this season:
Morales: 57
Morneau: 52
BB/K this season:
Morales: 28/69
Morneau: 28/64
WAR this season:
Morales: 2.1
Morneau: 0.9
Both can play first base and DH. Morales is a switch hitter which gives Girardi some lineup flexibility and Morneau would add to an already stacked left-handed batting lineup.
Rumor has it that the Mariners do not plan on being sellers this year but have a first baseman in Justin Smoak and a DH in Ibanez. Should this really be a hard question if the Yankees are seriously considering adding a piece to the struggling lineup?
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