The days of being a .245 masher with great power and no ability to hit RBI singles is long over, as the top hitters in the league can do a little bit of everything at the plate – except bunt, of course.  Guys like Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Bautista, Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Kemp all put up huge numbers this year, with Pujols actually having the least impressive season out of the whole group.  Still, each player should finish at .300 or better with Kemp even making a real run at the Triple Crown.  Cabrera is even hitting an MLB-best .343 with just a couple games left and both Jose Bautista and Adrian Gonzalez are well over .300.

The only guy that almost fits the old school style of low average and high power is Curtis Granderson, though his speed makes him a difference maker on the base paths.  Granderson has 24 stolen bases on the season so far and has 10 triples, showing that he has plenty of speed to put pressure on the defense.  Also putting up a tremendous all-around season is Jacoby Ellsbury, who is batting north of .320 while eclipsing 30 homers and 100 RBIs, almost exclusively out of the lead-off slot in the Red Sox order.  Oh, and Ellsbury even has 46 doubles and 38 stolen bases, making him a major factor at the top of Boston’s lineup.  With such talent tearing it up, and we haven’t even mentioned guys like Prince Fielder and Joey Votto, the era of limited power hitters seems to be long gone.

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