A Small Cure for A-Roid Fatigue

A small cure for A-Rod Fatigue

I was perusing my Sunday morning Fav’s, annoyed that no-one has really written anything to give us any real insight into the 2009 Yankees.  At least until I came across this Wallace Matthews Piece “Swish! Nothing but net for ebullient new Yankee.” 

It appears that the Yankees may have found their replacement for the free spirited Giambi. Well worth the read if you have A-Roid fatigue; however, not sold on his tools.  A career .244 hitter is not overly impressive, especially after he put up a blazing .219 last year and his SO numbers are very high.

However, when I look at his BB and OBP I see a guy with pretty good plate discipline. Additionally, he has a little more power than Nady. Should make for a good position battle.

Swisher                         AB          HR          SO          BB         OBP           AVG

2004    Athletics               60            2           11            8         .352          .250

2005    Athletics              462          21         110           55         .322          .236

2006    Athletics              556          35         152           97         .372          .254

2007    Athletics              539          22         131         100         .381          .262

2008    White Sox            497          24         135           82         .332          .219

Nady

2003    Padres                371            9           74           24         .321          .267

2004    Padres                  77            3           13            5          .301          .247

2005    Padres                326           13           67          22          .321          .261

2006    Mets                   265           14           51          19          .326          .264

2006    Pirates                203             3           34          11          .352         .300

2007    Pirates                431           20          101          23          .330         .278

2008    Pirates                327           13           55           25          .383         .330

2008    Yankees              228           12           48           14          .320         .268