ian kinsler

[wannabegriffey]

Batting .300 with lots of runs and rbi plus a stolen base per week but zero home runs! This is a guy who hit 32 home runs a couple of seasons ago, where's the long ball power ??

[chancellor]

Uhhh....Kinsler hasn't been north of 20 HR his last three years. His SLG over that time ranged from .413 to .423. It's now at .391. I'd say it's pretty clear he's sacrificed power for both contact and plate discipline given what I'm seeing of his stats this year. But even if he didn't, to expect 20 HR from him was pretty unrealistic.