Hitting .250 for the last four months of the season is all thaqt it would take. That's not unheard of. What did he hit the last 4 months of 2006? I would not say that he collapsed in 2006. Over the course of a season, a player's stats usually finds his talent level. Maybe you think Youklis is a .300+ hitter. I don't. I peg him around .280. If he finishes at around .280, that's pretty good. That's not a collapse. He's had two hot months, which can be very easily averaged out by a slumping month. It happens to most players.