A little love for Kenny Lofton. The 40 year old journeyman currently with Texas, has been absolutely on fire lately. He was hitting .261 to start the month, and as the month nears a conclusion, he’s now up to .301 after a 4 for 4 showing on Friday against the Red Sox.
In the month of June Lofton has gone a ridiculous 31 for 81 for an average of .432, while in the past 7 games its gotten even more outlandish. He has destroyed opponents pitching hitting 14 for 27 for a .519 number. Not too bad for a guy that had very little expected of him coming into 2007. Add on top of all that, that he took four bases on Friday, putting his total on the year at 20, and you have yourself one heck of a leadoff batter.
Lofton has been a pleasant surprise for Texas this year, joining Sammy Sosa as pleasant surprise of the year type candidates. Not to mention, prime trade targets for teams looking to add a veteran outfielder at the deadline.
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