2009 Player Profile: Magglio Ordoñez
Mike McClary
Posted on March 1, 2009
Magglio Ordoñez #30 Height: 6′ 0″ | Weight: 215 2008 Stats: .317 – 21 HR – 103 RBI Few hitters can weather a 50-point drop in batting average and still be within shouting distance of a batting crown. But that’s how 2008 shaped up for Tigers rightfielder Magglio Ordoñez. The 2007 A.L. batting champ served up an encore performance in ’08: .317, fifth in the league, 22 home runs and 103 RBI. Certainly, having Miguel Cabrera batting ahead of him helped Ordoñez see more strikes in ’08, but since joining Detroit in 2005 all he’s done is hit. Last season, Ordoñez fluctuated from month to month – .296 in April, .350 in May; .266 in June, .386 in July – but finished the season…
