In what has become tradition, the Nick Markakis' hit chart from the 2010 season. The light blue dots are singles, next shade darker are doubles, etc. (image courtesy of katron.org): It's always a thing of beauty. He hits to all fields and still hits with a bit of power.I have given up on waiting for Markakis to blossom into a star but he's still a very good hitter. And although he's never developed the power I had hoped, he still strokes a ton of doubles:Rk Player 2B Age1 Matt Holliday 217 26-302 Robinson Cano 206 23-273 Nick Markakis 206 22-264 Miguel Cabrera 203 23-275 Albert Pujols 199 26-30 And while I don't think the extra protection in the lineup will help him that much, there is one thing it is likely to do...keep him in the #2 spot in the order. For his career:Split G GS PA BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Batting 2nd 186 184 846 94 122 .324 .400 .530 .930 Batting 3rd 445 443 1966 199 289 .286 .360 .444 .804It proba...
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