FACTS/FLUKES: Kinsler, Carrasco, R. Davis, Devenski, Saladino
Mar 20 2017
Kinsler powers up ... After years of modest HR production, Ian Kinsler (2B, DET) rode the league-wide power wave with a 28-HR performance in 2016—his highest in five years. Best of all, it didn't come at the expense of batting average (.288) or stolen bases (14). Can the late-career renaissance stick?
Year AB BA xBA ct% HctX h% GB/LD/FB PX xPX hr/f Spd SBO HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === ==== == ======== === === ==== === === ===== 2013 545 .277 .275 89 124 29 37/24/39 87 109 7% 101 17% 13/15 2014 684 .275 .267 88 92 29 38/20/43 96 84 7% 116 12% 17/15 2015 624 .296 .266 87 100 33 34/25/41 81 93 5% 127 9% 11/10 2016 618 .288 .264 81 112 32 ...
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