Thursday, May 1, 2008

April Slumps Bring May Grumps

The Yankees were basically unwatchable the last two nights and finished up April at 14-15. We'll be holding our breath tonight with Ian Kennedy on the mound and the Rangers trying to stave off elimination in the NHL playoffs. Not to mention Claire's possible imminent demise on LOST.

The April numbers are not pretty...

Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
K
SB
CS
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
Chad Moeller
6
20
5
7
2
0
1
3
3
4
0
0
.350
.435
.600
1.035
Hideki Matsui
26
90
10
29
5
0
4
13
13
10
0
0
.322
.425
.511
.936
Jorge Posada
18
63
8
19
6
1
1
11
3
11
0
0
.302
.333
.476
.810
Melky Cabrera
27
87
15
26
2
0
5
12
11
14
3
0
.299
.370
.494
.864
Álex Rodrígueza>
24
91
14
26
7
0
4
11
6
19
1
0
.286
.343
.495
.838
Derek Jetera>
23
94
9
26
3
2
0
14
2
7
0
1
.277
.303
.351
.654
Johnny Damon
28
98
19
27
10
1
3
12
18
18
4
1
.276
.385
.490
.874
Alberto González
10
22
3
6
2
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
.273
.360
.364
.724
Bobby Abreu
28
108
12
29
4
1
3
16
8
24
1
2
.269
.319
.407
.726
Morgan Ensberg
13
43
4
10
0
0
1
3
2
12
0
0
.233
.267
.302
.569
José Molina
17
52
4
12
7
0
0
2
0
5
0
0
.231
.231
.365
.596
Jason Giambi
23
73
13
12
3
0
5
13
15
11
1
1
.164
.315
.411
.726
Shelley Duncan
5
13
3
2
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
.154
.353
.231
.584
Wilson Betemit
6
13
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
0
.154
.214
.154
.368
Robinson Canó
29
106
6
16
3
0
2
7
7
14
0
2
.151
.211
.236
.446
Kyle Farnsworth
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
Chris Stewart
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total


976
125
249
55
5
29
119
95
161
10
7
.255
.326
.411
.737


Player
G
GS
W
L
SV
CG
SHO
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
K
ERA
WHIP
BAA
Mariano Rivera
10
0
0
0
8
0
0
11.0
4
0
0
0
0
11
0.00
0.36
.111
Edwar Ramírez
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.1
3
0
0
0
1
5
0.00
0.92
.188
Joba Chamberlain
10
0
1
1
0
0
0
11.1
8
2
2
0
3
14
1.59
0.97
.195
Brian Bruney
9
1
1
0
1
0
0
11.1
7
2
2
2
6
12
1.59
1.15
.175
Jonathan Albaladejo
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.2
6
2
2
0
3
8
2.08
1.04
.194
Chien-Ming Wang
6
6
5
0
0
1
0
39.0
35
14
14
1
11
27
3.23
1.18
.235
Andy Pettitte
6
6
3
3
0
0
0
36.2
41
19
16
5
11
20
3.93
1.42
.289
Kyle Farnsworth
12
0
0
1
0
0
0
13.1
15
6
6
4
5
14
4.05
1.50
.300
Billy Traber
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.0
9
4
4
1
5
6
4.50
1.75
.290
Mike Mussina
6
6
3
3
0
0
0
32.1
36
18
17
7
5
12
4.73
1.27
.288
Ross Ohlendorf
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
20.0
21
12
12
1
9
20
5.40
1.50
.266
LaTroy Hawkins
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
15.2
18
13
13
2
7
7
7.47
1.60
.305
Ian Kennedy
5
4
0
2
0
0
0
19.0
23
18
18
1
17
15
8.53
2.11
.307
Phil Hughes
6
6
0
4
0
0
0
22.0
34
23
22
2
13
13
9.00
2.14
.362
Total




14
15
9
1
0
252.2
260
133
128
26
96
184
4.56
1.41
.269

As for hitting with runners in scoring position...they have the 3rd worst average, .240, in the American League.

Abreu .375
Betemit .333
Cabrera .235
Cano .121
Damon .300
Duncan .200
Ensberg .214
Giambi .091
Gonzalez .200
Jeter .455
Matsui .235
Moeller .250
Molina .222
Rodriguez .130

Obviously the biggest killers have been A-Rod, Giambi, and Cano. We expect A-Rod's numbers to come up pretty rapidly, but there are definitely concerns about the other two.

The team is slumping in general right now. Abreu is 3-21, Molina 0-19, Jeter 4-16, Cano 2-25, Giambi 1-14. The team average, .255, is 9th best in the AL, and they're 10th in runs scored with 129. Again, too many of the runs are coming via the home run. Their total of 29 is tied for 3rd base in the AL.

On the bright side, the Yankees defense has only committed 15 errors in 29 games.

Here's to the start of May.

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