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Ian Kinsler and the best Second Baseman in baseball

Posted on 14 Apr 2012 by .

The man with the shaggy moptop, the stinging bat and the natural flair defensively at second base recently received a five-year $75 million extension from the Texas Rangers. Ian Kinsler is one of two second baseman in American League history that has  gone 30-30 in a season — Alfonso Soriano is the other. Defensively, he's among the best at the position in the league. But Kinsler'...

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