Continuing my foray into what Alex Anthopoulos looks for in a player - BB% and SO% - I'm delving into a look at the Blue Jays infield to get a glimpse of each players' numbers. Second Base was already looked at here to determine who should be the Blue Jays starter at the position.

First Base - Edwin Encarnacion

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	SO%	BB%	SO/BB
2005	22	CIN	NL	234	25.6%	8.6%	3.00
2006	23	CIN	NL	467	16.7%	8.8%	1.90
2007	24	CIN	NL	560	15.4%	7.0%	2.21
2008	25	CIN	NL	582	17.5%	10.5%	1.67
2009	26	TOT	MLB	338	19.8%	11.0%	1.81
2009	26	CIN	NL	165	23.0%	14.6%	1.58
2009	26	TOR	AL	173	16.8%	7.5%	2.23
2010	27	TOR	AL	367	16.4%	7.9%	2.07
2011	28	TOR	AL	530	14.5%	8.1%	1.79
2012	29	TOR	AL	644	14.6%	13.0%	1.12
8 Yrs				3722	16.8%	9.5%	1.76
MLB Averages					17.8%	8.4%	2.12

2012 really showed how Encarnacion (or E5 as many endearingly call him) maintained his very good SO% and but made huge strides in his BB% and therefore had a career best SO/BB ratio. His OBP was a 100 points better than his batting average which always shows the mark of a good eye while his .557 SLG was far and away his best ever by a wide margin. While we may think he might not duplicate his power numbers from a year ago, his BABIP was only .266 - well below the league average of between .290 to .310.

Shortstop - Jose Reyes

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	SO%	BB%	SO/BB
2003	20	NYM	NL	292	12.3%	4.5%	2.77
2004	21	NYM	NL	229	13.5%	2.2%	6.20
2005	22	NYM	NL	733	10.6%	3.7%	2.89
2006	23	NYM	NL	703	11.5%	7.5%	1.53
2007	24	NYM	NL	765	10.2%	10.1%	1.01
2008	25	NYM	NL	763	10.8%	8.7%	1.24
2009	26	NYM	NL	166	11.5%	10.8%	1.06
2010	27	NYM	NL	603	10.5%	5.1%	2.03
2011	28	NYM	NL	586	7.0%	7.3%	0.95
2012	29	MIA	NL	716	7.8%	8.8%	0.89
10 Yrs				5556	10.2%	7.1%	1.43
MLB Averages					17.6%	8.4%	2.09

Wow, take out those first three years and look at those SO/BB ratios including the past two years - under 1.0!!! If that isn't enough to start you drooling, I dunno what is. Plus when Reyes gets on-base, he swipes bags successfully at a career clip of 74.9% making him an awfully dangerous weapon in the lead-off spot.

Third Base - Brett Lawrie

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	SO%	BB%	SO/BB
2011	21	TOR	AL	171	18.1%	9.4%	1.94
2012	22	TOR	AL	536	16.0%	6.2%	2.61
2 Yrs				707	16.6%	6.9%	2.39
MLB Averages					19.2%	8.1%	2.39

Yes Brett Lawrie had quite the 150 AB's to start his young career and expectations soared on him. He wasn't quite the superstar we expected him to be last year but he's a young kid and maybe we can chalk it up to a sophomore slump. Regardless I think fans are looking for him to improve upon his .324 OBP and .405 SLG from last year because he really dropped off in his power production and in his ability to earn a walk. I don't think it's too far fetched to wish for a 20/20 season from Brett, but I'm sure if we were to ask him he'll have his sights on numbers far beyond that.
Catcher - J.P. Arencibia

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	SO%	BB%	SO/BB
2010	24	TOR	AL	37	29.7%	5.4%	5.50
2011	25	TOR	AL	486	27.4%	7.4%	3.69
2012	26	TOR	AL	372	29.0%	4.8%	6.00
3 Yrs				895	28.2%	6.3%	4.50
MLB Averages					19.0%	8.2%	2.31

In his two+ years thus far, J.P. has shown a way above average ability to strikeout including quite the propensity to not take a walk as shown by his .275 career OBP. Subsequently his SO/BB ratio sucks. Still, what makes him attractive as a catcher is his ability to hit the long ball and that much has been consistent as indicative by a SLG of .438 and .435 the past two years.

DH - Adam Lind

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	SO%	BB%	SO/BB
2006	22	TOR	AL	65	18.5%	7.7%	2.40
2007	23	TOR	AL	311	20.9%	5.1%	4.06
2008	24	TOR	AL	349	16.9%	4.6%	3.69
2009	25	TOR	AL	654	16.8%	8.9%	1.90
2010	26	TOR	AL	613	23.5%	6.2%	3.79
2011	27	TOR	AL	542	19.7%	5.9%	3.34
2012	28	TOR	AL	353	17.3%	8.2%	2.10
7 Yrs				2887	19.3%	6.7%	2.88
MLB Averages					18.0%	8.5%	2.13

Just look at Adam's stats last year and compare them to his break-out year in 2009. Yes, his plate appearances were cut in half due to being sent down for a month and then due to injury, but these metrics are nearly the same as when he hit .305/.370/.562 in 2009! That's tremendously encouraging! Maybe Lind can have another good year and actually earn his option of $7M in 2014.