Melky Cabrera, Braves
.253/.314/.332, .288 wOBA, 2 HR, 3 SB, .284 BABIP
Johnny Damon, Tigers
.287/.387/.422, .364 wOBA, 3 HR, 4 SB, .328 BABIP
Jerry Hairston, Padres
.239/.283/.335, .271 wOBA, 4 HR, 5 SB, .269 BABIP
Eric Hinske, Braves
.314/.383/.551, .401 wOBA, 4 HR, 0 SB, .371 BABIP
Austin Jackson, Tigers
.308/.352/.412, .347 wOBA, 1 HR, 10 SB, .418 BABIP
Hideki Matsui, Angels
.265/.340/.435, .340 wOBA, 9 HR, 0 SB, .302 BABIP
Xavier Nady, Cubs
.250/.330/.424, .333 wOBA, 4 HR, 0 SB, .279 BABIP
Jose Tabata, Pirates
.250/.348/.350, .341 wOBA, 0 HR, 2 SB, .278 BABIP
Brian Bruney, Free Agent
7.64 ERA, 5.44 FIP, 6.10 xFIP, 8.15 K/9, 10.19 BB/9, 17.2 IPa
Tyler Clippard, Nationals
1.51 ERA, 2.76 FIP, 3.91 xFIP, 10.58 K/9, 3.67 BB/9, 41.2 IP
Phil Coke, Tigers
3.18 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 4.78 xFIP, 6.99 K/9, 3.49 BB/9, 28.1 IP
Ian Kennedy, Diamondbacks
3.57 ERA, 4.78 FIP, 4.28 xFIP, 7.85 K/9, 3.16 BB/9, 88.1 IP
Ross Ohlendorf, Pirates
4.95 ERA, 4.93 FIP, 5.60 xFIP, 5.98 K/9, 4.74 BB/9, 43.2 IP
In my mind, there are no real shockers here. Most players are regressing towards the mean at this juncture - this can be seen most demonstrably with Austin Jackson, whose torrid start has been tempered by a normalizing BABIP.
On another note, I really like the way the Braves are using Hinske. He's only faced LHP ten times this season, and his production has been outstanding as a result. While he isn't likely to hit this well for the rest of the year, his career OPS is .145 greater against RHP, meaning that his improved line this year is for real. Kudos to Bobby Cox, here.
