Apparently a scouting report was left behind in the DBacks dugout, and it wound up in the hands of a fortunate AP reporter. Here it is:
--Alex Rodriguez: "HOT right now. ... Chases a lot of BB's w/2-strikes, both away and in dirt. CH is fine when away. ... (vs. left-handers) Hard in, soft away. Ladder FB w/2-strikes."
--Derek Jeter: "Will bunt and H&R. ... Runs early. ... Struggles w/ball down/in and will chase SL away. ... Get ahead. Fairly aggressive so will need to mix pitches and locations 1st pitch."
--Bobby Abreu: "HOT right now. ... Good guy to crowd once you're ahead. Hammers 1st pitch FB's away w/RISP."
--Johnny Damon: "(vs. right-handers) Struggling w/soft stuff. ... (vs. left-handers) Keep honest w/FB up/in."
--Jorge Posada: "Sits on off-speed when pitcher is ahead. ... Good cripple hitter."
--Melky Cabrera: "Need to ladder the FB w/2-strikes. Chases up A LOT! ... Hacker throughout count."
While this may be useful, I'm not sure I'd follow a report that results in a 3-game sweep. How pissed do you think Melky Cabrera is today?
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