Trade rumors surrounded Kepler for several seasons, but the Twins never ended up dealing the outfielder, instead holding him to free agency. Kepler fouled a ball off his right leg late in spring training last year and landed on the injured list with a bruised knee shortly thereafter. Left knee trouble cut his season short in September, and in between he slugged just .380, down more than 100 points from the year prior. Already 32 in February, Kepler may not stick as an everyday player as he's only been above league average at the plate in one of the past four seasons. However, Philadelphia signed him to a one-year, $10 million contact and he's expected to play left field (where he's never played in his career). He hit better against lefties last season than righties (.721 OPS vs. LHP) but has been much better against righties during his career. That could lead him to be part of a platoon in left field eventually. Read Past Outlooks