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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Curtis Granderson: all star?

In the previous three seasons before being traded to the Yankees, as a member of the Detroit Tigers, Curtis Granderson hit a combined 75 home runs, and displayed gold glove caliber center field. In 2007 and 2008, he led the American League in triples. It was safe to say he was one of the top center fielders in baseball. Though once traded to the Yankees in 2010, he hit a mere .240 in the first half of the season and .247 for the entire season, but in the second half, he hit 17 home runs, raising his season total to 24. He also drove in 43 runs (in comparison to his 24 in the first half.) The most likely reason for his turn around, was his work with hitting coach Kevin Long in late August to help keep his top hand on the bat. The result was nine home runs in the seasons final month. This vast improvement in his hitting and his consistently stellar patrol of center field, has led me to believe he will have a bounce back year, and possibly an all star caliber one.

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