Manny's back

One of the biggest disappointments of the season, to this point, has been Manny Ramirez. He got off to a really slow start, which is starting to become a trend. But don't fret, he is coming around. In July, he has hit .360/.448/.674. Those are incredible numbers and are a lot closer to the Manny we know than his April numbers, .202/.314/.315.

To Manny's credit, he has got on base pretty consistent this year. In OBP, he is out performing his 2004 and 2005 number by posting a .399. But Manny is our clean-up hitter, we need more than just getting on base. He is getting payed to hit home runs and knock in runners. That is also starting to come around. As you can see from the graphs below, provided by firstinning.com, you can see his ISOP coming back. You can also see the how is power has looked the past two seasons as well.


As you can see, he is still not hitting to his potential, but i think this is what you are going to start getting from him. He is getting older, and his bat is starting to slow down. That doesn't mean he can't SLG .600, but it is starting to get hard. Right now he is at .519 and i would expect that to be much higher by the end of the season. My best guess is he'll end the year with 30 home runs and a SLG around .560. That is much closer to the Manny we know and love.