Kevin commented on an earlier post asking about the monthly splits for Johnson and Manzella. Ask, and ye shall receive...
Tommy Manzella (.289/.339/.417)
April (78 ABs): .244/.280/.321, 12K:4BB
May (124 ABs): .339/.397/.492, 23K:11BB
June (110 ABs): .227/.274/.262, 24K:7BB
July (96 ABs): .281/.337/.479, 18K:8BB
August (98 ABs): .337/.374/.459, 19K:7BB
September (24 ABs): .292/.370/.625, 3K:3BB
Pre All-Star Break: .271/.325/.369, 64K:27BB, 25 of 94 hits for extra bases (26.6%)
Post-ASB: .322/.364/.508, 35K:13BB, 20 of 59 hits for extra bases (33.9%)
vs LHP: .240/.286/.387, 21K:10BB
vs RHP: .308/.359/.429, 78K:30BB
Chris Johnson (.281/.323/.461)
April (7 ABs): .000/.111/.000, 3K:1BB
May (54 ABs): .296/.291/.389, 13K:0BB
June (104 ABs): .279/.299/.462, 24K:3BB
July (82 ABs): .220/.312/.354, 30K:10BB
August (108 ABs): .333/.376/.620, 13K:7BB
September (29 ABs): .310/.355/.414, 7K:1BB
Pre-ASB: .272/.297/.411, 50K:7BB, 30.9% XBR (extra-base rate)
Post-ASB: .291/.350/.516, 40K:14BB, 39.6% XBR
Johnson done got his hand broke in the fourth game of the season, and missed out on about 140 ABs, and it showed, though he came back pretty strong in May. He took off in August, killing the ball, and his K:BB rates were more in line for a person who has the gift of sight (get it? I was implying he was blind. Ha!). Because he started out the season with 40 strikeouts, compared to four walks.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
