While Chavez has committed just two errors and played his typical Gold Glove-caliber defense, his injuries have not allowed him to match his usual offensive standards since the first month of the season. After hitting .301 in April, he slipped to .253 in May and is batting .200 in June. Over his last 14 games, Chavez is hitting .143 (7-for-49) with one homer and three RBI, and he's 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position since June 3.
"When it's mental and your swing is messed up, you just grind it out," he said. "Physically when it happens to you, it's frustrating. When you get into a key situations you can't do what you want to do, and it messes up your whole approach. It messes up everything and you don't have a productive at-bat. To me, that's just unacceptable."
Chavez will use the All-Star break to rest his weary body, but said if there is not an appreciable improvement after he returns that he'd consider going on the disabled list.
"I'm not going to be able to run well the whole year, but if I get back and my numbers are dropping, that's going to be an option," Chavez said. "At this point I'm not considering that, but if I come back and I'm embarrassing myself and the team, I will consider that."