Week 20 Hitters Poll: Yooooooouk

Considering that the White Sox had already played 72 games before Kevin Youkilis joined the fold, I didn't think it would be possible for him to get much higher than ninth place in these polls.

If things go they way they should, he probably still won't, but it's hard not to notice how he's closing the gap between himself and those who have been with the Sox all season.

He's sneaking up on both Dayan Viciedo and Gordon Beckham.

RANK	PLAYER	POINTS	LW	+/-
1	Alex Rios	484	1	24
2	Adam Dunn	415	2	13
3	Paul Konerko	400	4	23
4	A.J. Pierzynski	396	3	5
5	Alejandro De Aza	361	5	0
6	Alexei Ramirez	344	6	22
7	Gordon Beckham	296	8	14
8	Dayan Viciedo	286	7	-2
9	Kevin Youkilis	217	9	40
10	Tyler Flowers	60	12	17
11	Dewayne Wise	56	13	20
12	Orlando Hudson	54	10	0
13	Eduardo Escobar	45	11	0
14	Brent Morel	33	14	0
15	Jordan Danks	32	15	5
16	Brent Lillibridge	18	16	0
16	Kosuke Fukudome	18	16	0
18	Ray Olmedo	11	18	4

What I'm wondering is where Youk would be if he had been playing at this rate for the White Sox all season. He's been here for 55 games, and he's scored 217 points, or 3.95 points per game. Over the full 127 games the White Sox have played, that average comes out to 501 points.

Go ahead and look where 501 points would put Youkilis in these rankings. Maybe I should have included him in the MVP poll to the left of this post.

That being said, when combining Youk's numbers with the White Sox and the Red Sox, he's only at 307 points, which would put him in seventh place. Still, the production he's had since coming to Chicago has been fantastic.

In non-Youk news, look at Tyler Flowers and Dewayne Wise climbing up the chart! Finally, bench production!

Last week's rankings can be found here.