CNNsi.com on Ramirez

[Banedon]

The "Lee" referred to is Carlos, not Derrek. It's a piece about players that are underperforming.

 

Aramis Ramirez

2010 BA/OBP/SLG: .150/.216/.300

2010 salary: $15.75M

 

Unlike Lee, Ramirez's problems are occurring inside the strike zone. Pitchers are getting ahead of him, throwing first-pitch strikes in nearly two-thirds of his trips to the plate. Once ahead of him, they're putting him away: Ramirez, 31, has struck out in 29% of his at-bats, nearly twice his career rate and his highest since his rookie season. He is swinging and missing a third more often than he did last year, on 12.5% of the pitches he sees. While it's possible that this is some undiagnosed vision or other physical problem, the most likely explanation is a timing issue. This is, not to be too simple about it, a slump; once Ramirez's contact rate goes back to normal he'll return to being one of the better third basemen in the game.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_sheehan/04/28/early.slumps/index.html?eref=sihp

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm not worried about him, he's performed every single season that he's been a cub, the only problem has been injuries.

[Old Style]

Move him to the bullpen.

[Sammy Sofa]

Feeble.

 

3rd World.

 

Mind.

[UMFan83]

That's so weird that he wrote an article about high priced sluggers that are starting the season in a slump and he didn't include Pujols. Doesn't he know Albert hasn't had an IBB in 6 games?

[Soul]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

[RegulusBlue]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

You know, unless we exit April with an atrocious record and miss the playoffs by a game or two.

[jersey cubs fan]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

You know, unless we exit April with an atrocious record and miss the playoffs by a game or two.

 

Worst they can be is 10-14, not exactly dead and buried territory.

[Keener98]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

Because we will be so far out of it that nobody will care about the team?

[TruffleShuffle]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

Because we will be so far out of it that nobody will care about the team?

 

that was my thought as well. non-fred game threads will be about 2 pages long.

[Keener98]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

Because we will be so far out of it that nobody will care about the team?

 

that was my thought as well. non-fred game threads will be about 2 pages long.

 

Hell its only the end of April and we are having trouble getting double digit pages for game threads

[Banedon]

I'll bet in June nobody will care much that Rammy had a slow April.

 

Because we will be so far out of it that nobody will care about the team?

 

that was my thought as well. non-fred game threads will be about 2 pages long.

 

Hell its only the end of April and we are having trouble getting double digit pages for game threads

 

Well the game threads are full of crazy too...so that keeps some people away as well.

[rynefan]

I get pretty sick of season after season of some big slugger(s) having a slow start for the Cubs. A slow April might not be a big deal, but it might be, who knows at this point.