Speculation: Jack Cust next Yankees’ DH?

The Athletics are non-tendering RF/DH Jack Cust. Why should you care? Because this guy has serious power and I think he could be a good fit for the Yankees as a DH or bench player (to replace Eric Hinske).

He’s been fairly consistent over his last three years batting in the middle of the Athletics’ lineup. Here are his averages:

G	AB	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
140	572	18	28	83	103	182!	.241	.378	.462

Please, notice the exclamation mark after his strikeout average. He’s led the American League in strikeouts in each of the last three years. But, along with all of those strikeouts comes a lot of walks. He led the league in 2008 with 111 free passes.

He reminds me a little of Nick Swisher, but with more strikeouts and more home runs. Thoughts?