45. Alcides Escobar

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General
Awards
Career Stats

Born: December 16, 1986 in La Sabana, La Venezuela
Weight: 205 lbs.
Height: 6'1"
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut: September 03, 2008
Final Game: October 03, 2021

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
9530	1085	2472	72	796	336	0.259

After three seasons playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Alcides Escobar was traded to the Kansas City Royals, where he would play eight years. Escobar has collected numerous Hits as five of his seasons with KC have seen him go 150 or more and he has also given them four 20 Stolen Base seasons. While his hit accumulation has been good (he is one of the few Royals who have over 1,000 Hits for the team) he is certainly penalized on this list for having an abysmal On Base Percentage. As a Royal, the Venezuelan Shortstop has only had two seasons of .300 OBP and his career OBP for Kansas City is .295. Throw in a lack of power and there are clearly some deficiencies in his game.

Having said that, Alcides Escobar was an All-Star and Gold Glove winner in 2015 and that was the season where his bat was magical winning the ALCS MVP en route to helping the Royals win the World Series. Escobar had a poor 2018 season and was not pursued by Kansas City, and he would sign with the Chicago White Sox as a Free Agent.

The Bullet Points

Position: Short Stop
Acquired: Traded from the Milwaukee Brewers with Lorenzo Cain, Jereny Jeffress and Jake Odorizzi for Yuniesky Betancourt, Zack Greinke and Cash 12/19/10.
Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox 3/25/19
Games Played: 1105
Notable Statistics:
526 Runs Scored
1,208 Hits
207 Doubles
43 Triples
36 Home Runs
390 Runs Batted In
160 Stolen Bases
.259/.292/.344 Slash Line
8.1 bWAR

31 Playoff Games
21 Runs Scored
42 Hits
9 Doubles
3 Triples
2 Home Runs
14 Runs Batted In
2 Stolen Bases
.311/.326/.467 Slash Line
Major Accolades and Awards:
World Series MVP (2015)
ALCS MVP (2015)
All-Star (2015)
Most Sacrifice Flies (2016)
Highest Stolen Base Percentage (2013)
Gold Glove (2015)
Most Sacrifice Hits (2016)
Most Outs Made (2016)
Most Assists (2011)
Most Putouts by a Shortstop (2011)
Most Assists by a Shortstop (2011)