After showing his potential at the plate in 2013, the Cleveland Indians believed they had something special in Carlos Santana. A big man who–while striking out a lot, also took his walks and got on base. 2014 saw his home run total jump to 27 while still taking 113 walks, but Santana’s average dropped to .231. A 4+ WAR the two previous years, a slight drop to 3.0 convinced the Indians to make some changes.
Santana–who was brought up as a catcher but was also seeing time at third base and designated hitter–was moved to first base permanently for 2015 to help him focus his efforts at the plate.