Who is Jose Bautista? Like really? Someone please tell me, because there's no way it's the same Jose Bautista who averaged 15 home runs a season and a .700 OPS in Pittsburgh.
This guy had three bombs today, bringing his 2011 home run count up to 16. Who cares if they were against a very shaky Minnesota pitching staff? Three homers are three homers, no matter what team you're facing. Not surprisingly, Bautista leads the league in long balls. As of today at the 40-game mark, he's on pace to hit 65 home runs in 2011. I repeat: WHO IS THIS GUY??
It's not even like he's a two/three outcome guy like Jim Thome or David Ortiz. He's doing everything this season. .368 batting average, .520 slugging, a .868 OPS with 35 walks and just 19 strikeouts Ks at this point in the season. When this dude was on the Pirates, a .250 average was a good season for him.
My next question: How in the world is MVP in the AL going to be decided this year with Cabrera and Cano still tearing it up, with the addition Matt Joyce to the mix with his random breakout season on the Rays? That being said, it's only May, but like the title of this post, this is clearly not a fluke.
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