Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira have been batting #4 and #5 in the lineup and they aren’t coming through so far. They are a combined 1 for 21 (.048 avg) so far in this series with 1 run scored, 1 double, 2 RBIs and 7 whiffs! It is going to be incredibly hard to come back and beat the Tigers in this series unless at least one of these guys starts to hit a little bit.

40-year old switch-hitting DH/C Jorge Posada is likely running out of time as a member of the New York Yankees. His contract is up at the end of the 2011 season and I just can’t see the Yankees bringing him back based on his lack of performance this year. Posada has played in 105 games for the Yankees this year and he is 77 for 320 (.241 avg, .724 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 13 homers and 40 RBIs. He has now played in 1,819 games in his 17 years with the Yankees and he is 1,660 of 6,068 (.274 avg, .849 OPS) with 899 runs scored, 274 homers, 1,061 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Posada isn’t a lock to be on the post-season roster for the Yankees either, so fans should get out to the Stadium and say goodbye to him this month. He was one of the better catchers in Yankees’ history.

30-year old switch hitting RF Nick Swisher is having a rough time for the Yankees this year. He has played in 63 games for the Yankees this year and he is 49 for 214 (.229 avg, .728 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 6 homers, 28 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Swisher was very productive in his first two years with the Yankees, so his struggles come as a little bit of a surprise. In his first two years with the Yankees, Swisher played in 300 games and he was 287 for 1,064 (.270 avg) with 175 runs scored, 58 homers, 171 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Yankees don’t have many alternatives to Swisher in RF, so they need him to get his act together soon.

36-year old righty swinging shortstop Derek Jeter is starting to show his age at the plate. In his last 10 games, Jeter is 10 for 43 (.233 avg, .615 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers, 4 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Jeter has now played in 61 games for the Yankees so far this year and he is 67 for 259 (.259 avg, .648 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 2 homers, 20 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Jeter is now only seven hits shy of 3,000 for his career, which would make him the first Yankees’ player to eclipse that mark with the club.

35-year old righty swinging 3B Alex Rodriguez has been awful so far in May. He has played in 15 games for the Yankees so far this month and he is 11 for 59 (.186 avg, .492 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 1 stolen base. A-Rod has also whiffed 17 times this month as pitchers are coming right after him this month. Rodriguez has now played in 35 games for the Yankees so far this year and he is 31 for 128 (.242 avg, .781 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 6 homers, 22 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Yanks need A-Rod to get his act together because it will be hard to win with him slumping.