DEREK JETER: REVIEWING OUR PROJECTIONS

DEREK JETER

• Projected: .302 Avg, 11 HR, 72 RBI, 20 SB
• 2011: .297 Avg, 6 HR, 61 RBI, 16 SB
  

Man, were we close with this one or what? No one, and I mean, no one predicted this but Bleeding Yankee Blue. It just goes to show that we still have faith in our Captain and we know he's too good of a hitter to have back to back rough seasons. But, he did get off to a very rocky start this season. In his first 62 games from March 31 up until June 13 when he suffered his left calf injury which forced him to go on the Disabled List, Jeter hit .260 (68 for 262) with two homers and 20 RBI while stealing just seven bases. He was out until July 4 rehabbing his calf injury and he also worked on some things with his swing and stride down in the spring training complex in Tampa. And boy, did that extra work help. From Jeter's return on July 4 until the end of the season he hit .331 (94 for 284) with a .384 OBP, four homers (one of them being his 3,000th hit coming on July 9 against the Rays), 41 RBI, and nine stolen bases. Jeter will turn 38 years old next June 26, he's certainly no spring chicken anymore, but he's shown that he's still got some magic left in his bat.




--Jesse Schindler, BYB Staff Writer




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