Category Archives: 2009 Season Reviews

Season in Review: Derek Jeter

After his scorching hot ALDS–he hit .400/.538/.900/1.438–I thought I’d take a look at Derek Jeter’s 2009 season. A little over a year ago, I ran a very elementary projection that did not bode well for Jeter. Based on what his comparable players did in their age 35 seasons, I predicted Derek to hit .303/.362/.381. At the ...

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Season in Review: Nick Swisher

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A few weeks ago, I chronicled the great deal that brought Nick Swisher to the Yankees. Now that the season is over, let’s look back at the 2009 season for Swish and see how it arrived at where it did. The Captain was here. Overall, Swish has hit .249/.371/.498/.869/126+ for the Yankees with 29 home runs and ...

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Evaluating Robinson Cano’s Season

Robinson Cano might just be the most improved starter on the team from last year. His BA and SLG are up 50 points from last year, and he’s nearly doubled his home run total. Not too shabby? He has also eclipsed the 100-run and 200-hit milestones for the first time in his career. He only ...

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Evaluating Hideki Matsui’s Season

Coming into this season people didn’t know what to expect from Hideki Matsui. He was 34 going on 35 and coming off a couple of knee surgeries. Also, being in the final year of a four-year/$52 million contract nearly everyone assumed that he would be out of the Bronx in 2010. Almost unexpectedly Hideki Matsui has ...

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