The season so far has not been kind to the New York Yankees:

It hasn’t been a case that other teams have performed better than expected. Tampa Bay aside, it has been a fairly predictable season so far. The Yankees are just simply not punching their weight. A lot has been said about their lack-lustre starting pitching and I will say more about that later in the week.
However, it needs also to be noted that their batting isn’t living upto its vaunted reputation. We noted before the season began that injuries to seasoned pros like Jorge Posada would have to be expected. Leaving those injuries also to one-side, we note that six of the fourteen offensive players that they have used in May are batting below .200.

New York Yankees – Batting – Month – May (Below .200 BA)

Name                  AB  R  H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SH SF SB    BA   SLG  

Duncan, Shelley       31  2  6   3  1  0  0  1  8  0  1  0  .194  .226  
Cabrera, Melky        66  1 12   7  3  0  1  4  7  0  0  0  .182  .273  

Moeller, Chad         22  1  4   2  0  0  0  1  5  0  0  0  .182  .182  

Ensberg, Morgan       29  2  5   1  0  0  0  4  9  0  0  1  .172  .172  

Molina, Jose          36  3  6   1  2  0  0  2  9  2  1  0  .167  .222  

Gonzalez, Alberto     19  1  3   0  0  0  0  1  5  0  0  0  .158  .158  
 
Of these only Cabrera would normally be considered a regular but two or three of these guys are having 
to be used in some combination every day of the week and it is quite simple to see that elevated from 
the bench they are not hitting well. Ensberg and Moeller have settled into the kind of form, with the bat, 
that has been the hallmark of their careers. Alberto Gonzalez was doing well until hastily sent back to 
Scranton and then recalled and then thrust into an uncertain role with the A-Rod injury. Duncan was a 
useful bat last season whilst he had power but this season he has no power, no nothing. 
As Alex Rodriguez returns, it is obviously time to shake up the bench. Injuries are going to occur through
out the year with the battery and infield looking most vulnerable. There is not enough to rely upon here on 
current form. 


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