Just how bad was Randy Winn?

On Friday, Curtis Granderson returned from the DL and the Yankees designated Randy Winn for assignment to make room for him. So, basically the Yanks are admitting that they wasted 1.1 million by signing Winn. So, that begs the question of just how bad was Randy Winn.

I was a little bit skeptical the moment the Yanks signed Winn (http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/557725-yankees-lf-winn-is-the-answer), but I didn't think he would be this bad. See the link above (copy into your browser and click enter) for Winn's career stats and those kinds of things, but here I want to go into specifically how bad Winn was in '10.

Let's start with just the regular stats: Winn hit just .213 in '10 for the Yanks with 0 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 8 RBI, 1 SB, and a .300 OBP. Those stats are really bad to begin with. At least defensively he has an 1.000 Fld% in LF and RF. So let's go inside those stats. Against righties, Winn (a switch-hitter) hit .260, but against lefties, he hit .000. That's right .000. That makes Granderson's .183 BA against lefties last year look good! And Winn's a switch-hitter! I know it was just 11 at-bats, but that's inexcusable. Away from Yankee stadium, Winn hit .250, but at home, Winn hit just .182. Or how about this one! In wins, Winn hit .188, and in losses, Winn hit .241. He hit better in losses! Isn't that the exact opposite of his name!

I know a lot of people who think that Randy Winn always gets out in the clutch. Well, they're all right. Winn hit just .120 with runners in scoring position, .118 with 2 outs and runners in scoring position, and just .118 with runners on base at all. And, with the bases empty, he hit .333. Anyone is clutch compared to Randy Winn so far in '10.

To be fair, Winn did have a couple of offensive stats in his favor. After batting just .077 in May, he did hit .250 in April. Also, he hit just .125 coming off the bench, but as a starter, he did hit .226. Maybe this wasn't completely Winn's fault. But, you can't expect to hit .213 without at least a decent amount of homers and RBI's (yes, I'm talking about Teixeira) and expect to remain a Yankee for very long. He got out-hit by Kevin Russo. I know Russo is playing well, but come on! Winn didn't deserve to get the chance to win in the Bronx.