Chase Headley has gone from a pleasant April surprise to a gaping black hole in the Yankees’ lineup, all in less than two months. There was actually a time at the end of April where Headley was leading the league in oWAR and on base percentage, but nowadays you will find him on the other end of those lists.
So what happened? Of course, the beginning of baseball season provides plenty of anomalies that fail to last through Memorial Day as the numbers begin to even out. Nobody expected Headley to produce like he did in April for an entire season.