Before his fly out a minute ago, he was hitting .563 over the last seven days. He's been a better second-half hitter for years, and is doing so despite the worry that the Yanks not only wanted him to catch all of their games, but perhaps some for other teams on his off days.
Just a few of his splits (by month):
PA: 83,103,113,103,95
H: 23,37,27,31,23
R: 12,19,10,16,14
2B: 5,11,7,6,7
HR: 3,3,3,3,4 (and 3 this month)
RBI: 15,15,15,15,18
BB: 8,9,13,16,12
At home: .332/.410/.529 On the road: .341/.430/.572
All year, I've been thinking his batting average, etc., has been declining, albeit very slowly. It's more of having two monster peaks -- May and July.
His All-Star break numbers: .325/.398/.503 Post-AS break: .357/.459/.636
The only, slight criticism could be that's he's been ordinary with RISP and has struggled in close and late and 2 outs, RISP spots. But with a tie game, or trailing by 1-4 runs, he's right with his season averages.
I just have to keep emphasizing how fun he's been to watch.
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