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As Derek Jeter was heading toward the end of the least productive regular season of his career, a scout noted that "I've never seen him look this bad."So was that age, or a slump?
"It's a slump," the scout said.
Another scout was asked if Jeter, whose average fell from .334 in 2009 to .270 this year, could ever hit .300 again?
"He can," the scout said.
Jeter, 36, can prove the scouts right, and the detractors wrong, with a big postseason. Some clutch hits wouldn't surprise anyone, and they would all but wipe out any memory of the regular season.
Which was pretty much dreadful. Of the American League's 69 players who qualified for the batting title, Jeter was 57th in slugging (.370) and 48th in OPS (.710). He made 515 outs, tying Juan Pierre for the most in the majors.
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