Jeter’s plate patience is slowly improving
May 21, 2010 by iYankees · 2 Comments
I have written about Derek Jeter‘s lack of plate patience this year a number of times, as such a change in a hitter’s approach can often be predictive for older players, indicating that a decline is ahead. For Jeter, that could very well be the case given that he is swinging at balls at an [...]
Derek Jeter on the decline?
May 11, 2010 by iYankees · 40 Comments
On the 2010 season, Derek Jeter, the Yankees’ celebrated shortstop, is currently batting .286/.324/.436 over 31 games. And, at this moment, after an 0-for-5 performance last night against Johnny Damon and the Tigers, the beloved infielder is feeling the effects of a 4-for-27 slide. Now, obviously this is a small sample, however, there are some [...]
Jeter swinging at a lot of balls
April 29, 2010 by iYankees · 28 Comments
Recently, I wrote a piece on Derek Jeter’s plate patience this season (and yes, by season, I mean about 12% of the total season, thus far), or his lack thereof. Today, I offer a quick reminder of those numbers, just because one of them, Jeter’s O-Swing percentage – the amount of times he swings at [...]
Derek Jeter needs to talk to Nick Johnson
April 21, 2010 by iYankees · 38 Comments
And, here’s another interesting stat on the day, this time in relation to the Yankees’ beloved captain, Derek Jeter. This season, Jeter has walked 1.8% of the time. That’s just one measly walk over 13 games (again, this is a post lightly discussing numbers derived from an extremely small data sample, so don’t be too [...]
