LAKELAND, Fla. — Ian Kinsler, the great second baseman who spent four seasons with the Detroit Tigers, has been retired long enough to land on the Hall of Fame ballot this winter.

Ian got MVP votes four times (highest finish was 11th), made four All-Star teams, had two Gold Gloves and was seventh in Rookie of Year in 2006. He had bWARs above 5.0 five times, topping out at 7 ...

Could the Kansas City Royals turn to a two-time National League triples leader and former Silver Slugger to provide some pop in their lineup? Kansas City’s lack of plate production coming from ...