In 1986, Puckett began to emerge as more than just a singles hitter.

His power is all but gone: Though he was always mostly a singles hitter, he is now almost exclusively one.

"We need to approach them with the patience of singles hitters," Torre said.

Since Mattingly has such a rich contract and is basically viewed as a singles hitters these days, he would be very difficult to trade.

Some say it is because he is a singles hitter in an era of the long ball.

"You're not talking about a singles hitter," Girardi said.

He said: 'Even if you played the rest of your career as a singles hitter, that wouldn't be so bad.

In the second half of last season, he became a singles hitter, and now even the base hits seem to be disappearing.

Primarily a singles hitter, his hustle on the bases was shown by taking an extra base or for breaking up a double play.

Carew was a singles hitter, and Cano has more power.