Gonzalez's career batting line in the majors was .295/.343/.561 for a 133 OPS+. Kansas City acquired infielder Tony Graffanino, catchers Benito Santiago and Kelly Stinnett, outfielder Matt Stairs and pitcher Scott Sullivan this offseason. He has hit 22 home runs at Kauffman Stadium. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He did not make an error in 108 total chances in the outfield and was tied for 6th in the league in outfield assists (10), despite his short season. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Despite his cold streak over the last week and a half of the season, he still finished with a .325 BA /.370 OBP/.590 SLG and a 147 OPS+, close to his MVP seasons. González claims he is healthy and no longer feels pain in his legs. González was hitting as high as .360 on June 5, then went 17–64 (.266) in next 17 contests, dropping to .338 through June 26. He hit .282/.324/.451 (94 OPS+) the first year in 70 games. That next year in Cleveland he had a very good year.“Is it possible he would have stayed healthy? "He's been my No. He ranked 5th on the club in home runs (24), and completed his 11th season with 20 or more home runs. God is first, then your kids, your family, good health. They had a second-half rebound, with winning records in June, July, and August (18-10). 1 guy for a long time," Royals GM Allard Baird said. He would finish 2000 with a .289 batting average, 22 home runs, 67 RBIs, and an .842 OPS. They would head for Puerto Rico to meet Gonzalez on his home turf and reassure him about everything Detroit: ownership, the new ballpark, the team’s reconstruction, and how fans from one of the best baseball towns in America already were figuratively gouging out space on Comerica’s distant brick walls for a Gonzalez Hall of Fame plaque.Garner had just been hired to manage the Tigers and joined Smith as they wrapped up a week at baseball’s Winter Meetings and headed for Puerto Rico. Juan Gonzalez was signed as a free agent in Puerto Rico at the age of 16 for the Texas Rangers by scout Luis Rosa. The company was incorporated in Florida eight years ago and is no longer active. He followed that up by going just 8-for-39 (.205) in his next 9 games, falling to .276 through May 25. He had a season best 5 RBI on April 29 at Toronto and drove in 4 runs in a game on 3 occasions. Gonzalez had been a thorn in the Royals' side during his career, belting 35 homers and driving in 109 runs against his new club. After missing the last weeks of the 2000 season, he was granted free agency on November 1. He had been bitter about November’s trade after spending a decade in Texas. He batted .264 while hitting 27 In 1993, González broke through to true stardom. He frequently co-hosts the radio and television program Democracy Now! But nothing in either side’s view made enough sense to trade a supposed superstar for the second time in eight months.The Tigers hadn’t given up on Gonzalez. Although he twice led the American League in home runs in difficult-to-hit Arlington Stadium, González was known as a line drive hitter and RBI man, not a fly-ball home-run hitter as were many power hitters of the era.González grew up in a rough area of Puerto Rico, where as a young boy he learned to hit bottlecaps and corks with a broomstick handle in the Alto de Cuba barrio.In Puerto Rico he is known as "Igor", the nickname he has carried since he was a nine-year-old fascinated by the professional wrestler "Igor the Magnificent." He also contributed greatly to the Indians' 2001 division championship. Gonzalez, a two-time MVP and three-time All-Star, owns a .296 career batting average with 429 home runs and 1,387 RBIs.