Jason Kipnis Atlanta Braves

Age: 34 (April 03, 1987) | 5' 11" | 200lbs. | Bats: Left Minors: 2b-48 of-6 lf-6 dh-5 ph-2
Tm Lg YEAR G AB R H BB SO 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BA OBP SLG BB% SO% BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
CLE AA 2017 5 14 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .200 .357 0 40 .143 n/a
CLE AAA 2017 6 22 1 4 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 .182 .217 .364 4 17 .222 n/a
CLE AL 2017 90 336 43 78 28 71 25 0 12 35 6 2 .232 .291 .414 8 19 .256 36/20/44 7 8
CLE AL 2018 147 530 65 122 60 112 28 1 18 75 7 1 .230 .315 .389 10 19 .258 34/22/45 14 14
CLE AAA 2019 6 22 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 .136 .208 .227 8 25 .188 n/a
CLE AL 2019 121 458 52 112 40 88 23 1 17 65 7 2 .245 .304 .410 8 18 .265 40/19/41 13 12
CHC NL 2020 44 114 13 27 18 41 8 1 3 16 1 0 .237 .341 .404 13 30 .333 36/15/49 7 7
ATL AAA 2021 59 193 36 56 27 50 10 2 10 32 1 0 .290 .390 .518 12 22 .341 n/a
ATL AAA 2021 59 193 36 56 27 50 10 2 10 32 1 0 .290 .390 .518 12 22 .341 n/a
Career 10yrs 1165 4404 607 1147 467 951 260 24 126 545 136 33 .260 .333 .416 9 19 .303 n/a

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Career high HR/Fly and teetering on career best pull%.


My basic theory on doubles turning into HRs and correlating with increase in pull%.

1. Pitchers generally pitch batters away.

2. Early in their career batters take those away pitches primarily up the middle and to the opposite field.

3. They learn how to take advantage of being able to extend their arms and turn on pitches more thereby increasing pull% and HR rate.

4. Pitchers eventually have to pitch inside and get them off the plate then the power and pull% both level off.

van wilhoite LVW
Jul 9 '16
Last year he was raining doubles.  They've turned into HR this season.  Note the highest flyball percentage of his career, yet he's pretty much on his career BABIP.  It looks like he'll blow away his career high in HR.  He's already 3 ahead of Rotoman's projection.  Don't worry, ZIPS and Steamer both had him at 11 also.
Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Jul 9 '16

Given his age, steals down, power up. I traded him in the offseason for two keepers: Luis Valbuena and Russell Martin! Two is better than one!

Peter Kreutzer Rotoman
May 26 '16

Very unlikely to get him, since in all likelihood I'll be freezing him. My bet is that the shoulder soreness did cost him some power, but the 2B+HR total compares favorably to 2013, so consider 9 the low end of the range of homer possibilities. 

Alas, given his age and injury history it's hard to see the steals bumping up much.

Peter Kreutzer Rotoman
Jan 22 '16

Did a sore right shoulder account for his anemic (.253/.307/.380) second half. Does it explain only two SB (in five attempts)?

Strangely, no one picks or pans him in The Guide.

When we post our three sets of bids here, the AP 4x4 will be a pan. Not a serious pan, but enough of a pan that it's unlikely I'll get him, which -- essentially -- is serious pan.

Alex Patton Alex
Jan 22 '16