The Flip Side: Kevin Kiermaier

At long last, the Flip Side has returned to bring thrilling detective work everyone’s favorite off-season, lockout pastime: baseball cards.

In this edition, we will be examining a card of the current (as of December, 2021 at least....) longest tenured player on the Tampa Bay Rays roster, Kevin Kiermaier.

But first, some background on the ‘Outlaw.’

Kiermaier was selected by the Rays in the 31st round of the 2010 draft out of Parkland College. Upon making his professional debut, Kiermaier quickly impressed with his defensive capabilities. His skills in the outfield propelled him up the ladder in the Rays organization. As best we can tell, he has the distinction of being the only player to make…