ESPN.com · May 6, 2016
Ian Kinsler, sleeper Hall of Fame candidate
Ian Kinsler has, perhaps quietly, amassed numbers that put him alongside some Hall of Famers.The other day, Chris McCoskey of the Detroit News wrote a column on Ian Kinsler speculating about his Hall of Fame chances. Have you thought about Kinsler as a potential Hall of Famer? Me neither. But the idea isn't actually all that preposterous. McCoskey writes of the Detroit Tigers second baseman:
Kinsler, by the end of the season -- maybe by August, the way he's going -- will have amassed 1,000 runs, 200 stolen bases, 1,500 hits and 200 home runs in his career.
With his single and two-run home run Tuesday, he’s at 1,551 hits. He has 199 stolen bases, 964 runs scored and 189 home runs.