So what was that again about Ian Kinsler being injury prone? Of course, he will always carry that risk, but he’s reached the 30/30 mark in two of his last three seasons, which is something no other player has done. He walks (89) more than he strikes out (71), drives in a fair share of runs (77) and scores a ton of runs (121) hitting second in that stacked Rangers lineup. The spike in home runs can be attributed to his increase in fly balls hit (48.2% over last three seasons), which means his BABIP, and in effect batting average, will be lower than normal.
Best case scenario: Stays healthy for a full season
Similar players: Rickie Weeks (MIL) with 30 SB, Jimmy Rollins (PHI) with more SB, Brett Lawrie (TOR) with more HR/SB
Worst case scenario: Injuries limit him to 100 games or fewer
Strengths
Power/speed, runs, lineup, ballpark. Two 30/30 seasons are nothing to sneeze at and when you add in the amount of runs he’s capable of scoring, it’s hard to believe there is ...
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