Detroit — It’s saying something when offensive numbers as impressive as the ones Tigers right fielder Nick Castellanos put up last season don’t fully describe how good a year he had.
Castellanos, who was voted the Tiger of the Year by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America Thursday, hit .298, with a .354 on-base percentage, slugging .500 and leading the Tigers with 23 home runs, 46 doubles, 310 total bases, 88 runs scored, 110 runs created and 89 runs batted in.
All that despite having virtually no protection in the lineup, meaning teams could and often did try to pitch around him.