During last night's radio broadcast, Joe Castiglione and Lou Merloni had a bit of a discussion regarding Xander and how he's deserving of the Silver Slugger award among AL shortstops. Here's his league rankings in the key offensive categories at the position as of this morning:
BA - 1st (.318)
H - 1st (166)
2B - 1st (29)
3B - tied for 6th with 3 (leader has 5)
HR - tied for 16th with 5 (leader has 17)
RBI - 1st (71)
R - 2nd (65 to Alcides Escobar's 71)
OBP - 1st (.348)
SLG - 2nd (.414 to Asdrubal Cabrera's .420)
OPS - 1st (.762)
He'll be 23 in October, folks.
BA - 1st (.318)
H - 1st (166)
2B - 1st (29)
3B - tied for 6th with 3 (leader has 5)
HR - tied for 16th with 5 (leader has 17)
RBI - 1st (71)
R - 2nd (65 to Alcides Escobar's 71)
OBP - 1st (.348)
SLG - 2nd (.414 to Asdrubal Cabrera's .420)
OPS - 1st (.762)
He'll be 23 in October, folks.