Starlin Castro hit 19 of his 31 doubles and 16 of his 22 home runs last season over 74 games and 305 plate appearances in the second half, after hitting 12 doubles and six home runs in 88 games and 371 PAs before the All-Star Break. Castro went from a .245/.272/.336 line in a tough first half, to .302/.334/.558 down the stretch for a Miami Marlins club that was not in the running for a postseason spot.
It wasn’t easy, especially for a player who’d been to the postseason twice in the previous four years while playing in Chicago (NL) and New York (AL).