6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

As the protection behind him has faded, he has started pressing.

Right. Probably shouldn't just say Eloy - it's everyone. In April he had a really decent DH in Yermin behind him. Now, with the injuries and other players throughout the lineup playing through injury... he's really pressing. I also think it's very possible that Abreu himself is hurt. I can think of two or three close calls where I thought he might go down for a while and he's played through it. It would not be a surprise to learn that something is nagging him at the plate.

23 minutes ago, DashFan said:

Right. Probably shouldn't just say Eloy - it's everyone. In April he had a really decent DH in Yermin behind him. Now, with the injuries and other players throughout the lineup playing through injury... he's really pressing. I also think it's very possible that Abreu himself is hurt. I can think of two or three close calls where I thought he might go down for a while and he's played through it. It would not be a surprise to learn that something is nagging him at the plate.

That's fair.

24 minutes ago, DashFan said:

Right. Probably shouldn't just say Eloy - it's everyone. In April he had a really decent DH in Yermin behind him. Now, with the injuries and other players throughout the lineup playing through injury... he's really pressing. I also think it's very possible that Abreu himself is hurt. I can think of two or three close calls where I thought he might go down for a while and he's played through it. It would not be a surprise to learn that something is nagging him at the plate.

their margin for error is so slim right now. yermin is disappearing and guys seem to be heading to the il on a daily basis. i'm sure that within this, guys like jose and ta are feeling extra pressure to carry the load and it just isn't happening. this team could use a break. all-star break can't come soon enough.