He doesn't appear to be injured and obviously has immense talent, so hitting coach Jeff Pentland seems to be treating it like a run-of-the-mill funk. Ellsbury said that he is sticking with his normal flip work and tee work routine, but he noted that he hasn't been getting as lucky on balls in play as he was earlier in the year. He's absolutely right: His BABIP since July 8 is just .205, compared with .379 before the knee injury.
"I think sometimes when you're not swinging as well as you can and some of those little bloopers don't fall for you, it makes it look a little worse," Ellsbury said.