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Player Profile #66: Asdrubal Cabrera | SS | CLE

Found February 09, 2012 on Baseball Professor: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Asdrubal Cabrera,  Ben Zobrist,  Alexei Ramirez,  Howie Kendrick,  Jason Kipnis,  Carlos Santana
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Chicago White Sox,  Los Angeles Angels

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After racing out of the gate last season, Asdrubal Cabrera came up limp down the stretch. His power was consistent all season (he hit either four or five homers in five of the six months), but his .293 average in the first half towered over his .244 mark after the All-Star Break. Cabrera is probably a .275-.290 hitter, and the 17 steals were no fluke, but I’m not sold on the power. A whopping 15 of Cabrera’s 25 homers last season (60%) were classified as “Just Enough” according to HitTrackerOnline.com. They claim the league average is 27 percent. That screams regression to me. Best case scenario: Ben Zobrist (TB) Similar players: Alexei Ramirez (CHW), Howie Kendrick (LAA), Adam Jones (BAL) Worst case scenario: Neil Walker (PIT) with more SB Strengths Power vs. RHP, BA vs. LHP, lineup slot. Maybe the power is legit, maybe it isn’t. What we do know is that Cabrera killed right-handed pitchers last season, clubbing 19 homers in 408 at-bats. Over the 604...
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