Who's Up, Who's Down on the Jays Over the Last Two Weeks: August 19 to September 1

by Tom Dakers on Sep 2, 2011 6:47 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Analysis

Not the best couple of weeks for our guys, we went 5-8 over the last 13 games. They are 3-1 over the last 4 so I'm hoping we are pulling out of it.

	Ricky Romero	He's only had 2 starts the past 2 weeks and they haven't been that good. Ricky pitched 6 innings in both games, allowed 3 runs both times. But then he was 1-0 and the team won both games. Opponents hit .298/.411/.574 against him.
	Henderson Alvarez	Two losses and a win, in his 3 starts. The win was great, 8 innings, 3 hits no walks.One of the losses was great too, 6 innings just 1 earned. The other he gave up 3 home runs, leading to 4 runs. On the whole, batters hit .192/.234/.329 off him. Pretty good for a guy has only had a handful of games above A-ball.
	Brett Cecil	3 games, the team lost all 3, he was 0-2. The good part is that he has gone at least 6 innings in each start. 5.12 ERA in the 3 games. Not awful but not good.
	Luis Perez	2 of his 3 starts were very good, the last one, not so much. In the first 2 he pitched 11 innings and only allowed 6 hits, with 4 walks and 8 strikeouts. The other? 5 innings 6 hits, 5 earned, 3 walks, 2 home runs. 3.94 ERA in the 3 starts. On the whole he's been better than we could have hoped.
	Brandon Morrow	2 starts, both were bad. 10 innings total, 17 hits, 11 earned, 4 walks, 10 k. Not good coming off an up arrow last time.

	Shawn Camp	He's had a rough couple of weeks. 5 games, 5 innings, 3 earned, 9 hits, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts.
	Joel Carreno	4 games, pitched 7.1 innings. Batters have hit .276/.344/.448 against him, but just a 1.23 ERA. Has to be a little luck in there.
	Jesse Litsch	Got into 6 games and allowed runs in 3 of them. 6.2 innings, 6 earned, 6 hits, 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. .250/.345/.500 line off him. They are using him a lot, maybe a lighter load would help.
	Casey Janssen	5 games, he didn't allow a run. He faced 25 batters, allowed 3 singles and 3 walks.
	Jon Rauch	He's back and looked good in the game he was in, maybe we work Jesse and Casey a little less.
	Brian Tallet	Come and gone. You likely remember.
	Frank Francisco	In 4 games, 4 innings he has faced 14 batters and allowed 1 single and 1 walk. He hasn't give up a run since July 20th.
	Wil Ledezma	He's gone. He was in 3 games, gave up a .467/.550/.800 line. That will get you a DFA
Batters:
	J.P. Arencibia	The bat's come back. .344/.375/.656 with 8 RBI.
	Adam Lind	He's been just terrible at the plate. 167/.200/.261. It has been a while since he's been good.
	Kelly Johnson	.Funny what a trade can do for a player, he was hitting .209 with the Diamondbacks, with the Jays he is hitting .367/.472/.733. I'm really enjoying watching him play.
	Yunel Escobar	After a slump, he is hitting again: ..308/.309/..403 over the last two weeks, .429/.433/.500 in the last week.
	Edwin Encarnacion	The hot streak ended .208/.250/.434. Hoping that he gets it back in a hurry.
	Dewayne Wise	I really can't believe he's back. Hitting .100/.100/.100, which I can believe.
	Mike McCoy	Back and actually getting to play some. Not hitting much: .148/.343/.148, but then he is getting on base, 8 walks and 3 stolen bases.
	Jose Bautista	.268/.392/.659....you know it is sort of a slump. It sort feels like he is slumping but a .659 slugging isn't a slump for anyone.
	Mark Teahen	0 for 11.
	Colby Rasmus	Get well quick.
	Brett Lawrie	Hit .306/.347/.714 with 4 home runs, 3 triples and 10 RBI. Also 3 steals. His defense has looked great too.
	Jose Molina	Played in 6 games. Hit .167/.211/.333, 1 homer and 1 caught stealing. He's been hitting so well all year, he's allowed a down couple of weeks.
	Eric Thames	.290/.316/.491. It wouldn't hurt if he would walk a bit more but he's been really good.

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Why didn’t Ledezma get a big down arrow like Tallet? Why didn’t Yunel get an up arrow?

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by Minor Leaguer on Sep 2, 2011 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

he should have....whoops

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by Tom Dakers on Sep 2, 2011 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wondering

Where does Cecil go from here? His stuff just seems dead these days, and the only way he’s getting through games is by battling (and a bit of luck, considering how low his BABIP is).

Boohoo.

by Float on Sep 3, 2011 12:59 PM EDT reply actions