Hey, Yanks Bats Could Be Worse…

…they could be as bad as the Giants or Red Sox.

Via the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia, here are the Runs Created Above Average (RCAA) totals for all the teams in the big leagues, through yesterday’s games:

RCAA                           RCAA
1    Brewers                      11
2    Braves                       10
3    Mets                          8
T4   White Sox                     7
T4   Devil Rays                    7
6    Orioles                       6
T7   Pirates                       5
T7   Angels                        5
9    Cardinals                     4
T10  Diamondbacks                  3
T10  Padres                        3
T12  Phillies                      2
T12  A's                           2
T12  Blue Jays                     2
T15  Rangers                       1
T15  Marlins                       1
T15  Cubs                          1
18   Tigers                        0
T19  Royals                       -2
T19  Nationals                    -2
T21  Dodgers                      -3
T21  Mariners                     -3
23   Twins                        -4
24   Astros                       -5
T25  Indians                      -6
T25  Reds                         -6
27   Rockies                      -7
T28  Yankees                      -8
T28  Giants                       -8
30   Red Sox                     -10

Granted, yes, it’s only been five games for the Yankees. But, when you look at the individual RCAA totals for them:

RCAA                           RCAA
T1   Melky Cabrera                 1
T1   Bobby Abreu                   1
T1   Alex Rodriguez                1
T4   Wilson Betemit                0
T4   Morgan Ensberg                0
T4   Jose Molina                   0
T4   Hideki Matsui                 0
T8   Jason Giambi                 -1
T8   Shelley Duncan               -1
T10  Derek Jeter                  -2
T10  Johnny Damon                 -2
T10  Jorge Posada                 -2
13   Robinson Cano                -3

It tells you that no one on the team has come out of the chute swinging a hot stick. Is it the weather? Is it the opponent’s pitching? Both? Or, something else?

It’s way too early to panic. Let’s check back at this in two weeks before getting nervous. Boston is dealing with the same thing. Let them start to climb out on the window ledge before in happens in Yankeeland.

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