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I'm not sure when it happened, but Clay Davenport has started updating his "Current Equivalent Averages" page. Javy Lopez of the Orioles is leading the AL with a 0.431 EqA, while Android Bonds is leading the NL with a 0.577 EqA!

The Blue Jays EqA's really show how badly the Jays bats are slumping:

	PA	2004EqA	2003EqA	Diff
Clark 1 .000 .284 -.284
Berg 6 .000 .232 -.232
Hermsen 7 .000 .132 -.132
Delgado 60 .213 .337 -.124
Hudson 53 .177 .250 -.073
Woody 37 .184 .246 -.062
Wells 63 .242 .302 -.060
Johnson 62 .217 .270 -.053
Hinske 58 .214 .266 -.052
Crash 16 .246 .293 -.047
Cat 53 .244 .279 -.035
Phelps 59 .262 .281 -.019
Pond 3 .000 .000 .000
Gomez 11 .323 .220 .103
Cash 42 .293 .096 .197
WeAvg 531 .223 .262 -.039


Where WeAvg = Weighted Average.

So the Jays as a team have a .223 EqA in 531 plate appearances. Last season Royce Clayton had a .227 EqA in 543 plate appearances. So it's not pollyannish to think the Jays are going to start hitting a whole lot better in the very near future.
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_R Billie - Thursday, April 22 2004 @ 01:18 PM EDT (#71224) #
Of course I believe they'll start hitting again too. But this is just like any of last year's losing streaks. The team doesn't look like it will ever win again another game and you won't REALLY believe a good stretch is possible until it actually happens.

If there's something you can take away from this start is that at this time last year the Jays had given up the most or nearly the most runs in Major League Baseball. At this time, only one AL Central team has given up fewer runs and the team is neck and neck with the Yankees star vaunted pitching staff for runs allowed. That's an improvement and I don't think the starters have even hit their stride yet the way they can.

And the bullpen...Speier and Adams are quality additions and Ligtenberg makes me nervous against lefties but he's generally solid. Lopez was the ace at the end of last season and the added support around him has obviously helped a lot.
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