I've been defending the guy all season long but I have to admit that I'm starting to get a little frustrated with his lack of production.
Disappoinment, nothing Prozac won't cure....maybe Brian should grow his Samson hair back out also...!
Altho' McCann has not hit above .271 since 2009, his best years on paper are long behind him offensively with the bat: ie, Batting Average prior to 09. Even tho' he won 5 silver sluggers, the last coming in 011 with a weak .280 hitter, (if you deem .280 a weak hitter, I do)... 2005 .278 2006 .333 Silver Slugger 2007 .270 Silver Slugger 2008 .301 Silver Slugger 2009 ..271 Silver Slugger 2010 .269 2011 .280 Silver Slugger 2012 .230 2013 .256 2014 .229 On a serious note, many players take a year to warm up when traded from the NL to AL or vice versa. More I think to do with seeing new pitchers, and both leagues have evolved over the years, where the NL has not been the dominat Pitching elite league it was in the 60s-70s. The 80s saw the AL Pitchers begin to evolve into a better group of Pitchers, or at least the NL equals then some. If it does take McCann a year to warm up, it won't be a first, yet I'm not saying this is the norm either. I think we all got a bit fooled into believing McCann could march in from Atlanta and be the next generation backstop and hitter. Although McCann is a lifetime .275 B'AVG hitter, in 10 years, his Avg., for HR's a year is but 22, and his lifte-time avg of RBI's but 68.5 What's a bit telling is in 10 years, he's struck out 656 times verus 1113 Hits. Not quite the hitter we were hyped into believing, with his 7 All Star NL appearances. Tho' there is no question to McCann's Defensive Skills. But I don't get the 5 Silver Sluigger Awards with Atlanta either. Other than the NL Catchers didn't give him much competition.
Also-McCann has won NO Gold Gloves, and was a atypical 5th roster hitter...I don't see it here in NY. I think Atlanta knew something NY didn't, eg, his best years are/were behind him....IMHO...of course...
