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A 30-homer oddity: Why it's so hard to explain what Rougned Odor is (besides Rangers' second baseman)

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Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (left) is congratulated by third base coach Tony Beasley after hitting a three-run homer against the Seattle Mariners in the eighth inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Wednesday, August 31, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

SEATTLE - There is no such thing as a "typical" 30 home run season, but still this season for Rougned Odor defies anything that has come before it.

Power, the scouts say, is usually the last tool to be refined for a hitter. Odor is 22.