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New York Yankees Friday, May 27, 2011, 10:10 PM EDT A.J. Burnett vs Michael Pineda Complete Coverage > |
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| Sat 05/28 | 10:10 PM EDT | |
| Sun 05/29 | 4:10 PM EDT | |
We get a chance to see rookie phenom Michael Pineda, who throws the hardest average fastball in the game (95.6 MPH). Burnett is no slouch himself, averaging 92.5 MPH.
Look for the gamethread at 10 p.m.
Here are Yankee hitters ranked in order of wRC+ (a park and league adjusted stat that takes into account all aspects of a player's offensive game), with a minimum of 50 PA:
Grandy, 171
Martin, 150
Tex, 144
A-Rod, 140
Cano, 123
Andruw, 115
GGBG, 110
Posada, 83
Jeter, 75
Swisher, 73
Following by Seattle's hitters:
Smoak, 135
Kennedy, 114
Cust, 103
Bradley, 98
Langerhans, 91
Ichiro, 89
Ryan, 89
Olivo, 74
Wilson, 63
Rodriguez, 63
Figgins, 41
Saunders, 38
Ichiro has only been marginally better than Posada. And look at Chone Figgins, ooph. So even when we think the Yanks are having trouble scoring runs, just take a look around the league.
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