Kinsler's ability to lay off junk pitches has helped him rebound offensively in July.
Second baseman Ian Kinsler is having a pretty good season. He is currently batting .286/.347/.408 and his 111 wRC+ is actually better than last year’s 102 wRC+. Kinsler is also walking a lot more often; his 8.3 percent walk rate is right in line with his career rate, and much better than the 4.0 percent mark that he put up in 2014. The main anomaly about Kinsler’s 2015 season is his declining power. He currently only has five home runs and is on pace for about 10 total this year, much lower than the 17 home runs he had last season.