| 5/15/2013 7:09:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is batting .288 with five doubles, two triples, six homers, 17 RBI, 15 runs and three steals over his last 16 games. | Insight: Kipnis has displayed 15-20 homer power in his career (including minors), and he stole 31 bags a season ago, so he obviously has fantasy value. But he strikes out a lot and doesn't hit for a high average. | | |
| 5/9/2013 9:33:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis hit a homer and drove in three runs Thursday against the Oakland Athletics. | Insight: Kipnis is batting .279 with a double, two triples, four homers, 11 RBI and two steals over his last 10 games. | | |
| Hot | 5/4/2013 7:51:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis went 3-for-4 with a triple, a homer and two RBI Saturday against the Twins. | Insight: Kipnis batted .125 in his first eight games and missed more than a week due to an elbow injury, but he's batting .294 with two triples, two homers, eight runs and six steals since returning to action 12 games ago. | | |
| 4/29/2013 10:53:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis jacked his first homer of the 2013 season Monday against the Royals. | Insight: Kipnis is still hitting .185 and he has just four RBIs and five runs in 16 games. | | |
| Cold | 4/17/2013 6:21:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is expected to return from an elbow injury Friday night in Houston. SOURCE: Jordan Bastian, MLB.com | Insight: Kipnis has been a disaster this season, collecting just four hits over his first 32 at bats. Even his elite speed (31 steals in 2012) hasn't been evident up to this point. Fantasy owners shouldn't be in any rush to put him back in the lineup. | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:15:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis (elbow) will miss his fourth straight game Wednesday night. | Insight: He told reporters Tuesday that his left elbow soreness was feeling improved, but it seems he'll need at least another day off. | | |
| 4/16/2013 5:13:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis (elbow) will miss another game Tuesday. | Insight: This will be his third straight absence. However, he was expected to take batting practice Tuesday and said he was feeling improved, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. | | |
| 4/14/2013 10:54:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis is getting the afternoon off Sunday against Chicago. He's still battling an elbow injury. | Insight: Presumably, Kipnis is day-to-day and not at risk of ending up on the disabled list. Expect Ryan Raburn to get most of the playing time at second base while Kipnis is out. | | |
| 4/13/2013 1:28:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the lineup for Saturday's game with the White Sox due to a sore left elbow. | Insight: Kipnis is off to a horrible start, batting .125 with just one run scored, zero homers and two RBI. Expectations are high for the Cleveland second baseman after he posted 14 HR, 76 RBI and 31 stolen bases last year. | | |
| 9/22/2012 5:43:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis will get the night off Saturday against Kansas City. | Insight: Kipnis is hitting .264 this month after batting just .180 in August. Cord Phelps (.071, 0 HR, 1 RBI) will draw the start in Kipnis' place. | | |
| 9/15/2012 1:45:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit. Just a rest day | Insight: Kipnis (.253, 14 HR, 67 RBI, 27 SB) has put together a solid season, though he's done little since the All-Star break. With a .158 batting average last week, he likely needs this day and a few more. | | |
| 9/10/2012 7:49:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis will have the night off Monday when the Indians take on the Twins. | Insight: Kipnis (.254, 13 HR, 65 RBI, 27 SB) has followed up a six-game hitting streak by going hitless in his past two outings. Cord Phelps (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI) will start at second for the series opener. | | |
| 8/26/2012 6:22:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis had three hits and three steals Sunday against the Yankees. | Insight: After starting out 19-for-20 in stolen bases, Kipnis had gone just 4-for-8 since July. The second baseman also came into Sunday with 59 hits in his last 254 at-bats (.232) | | |
| 8/14/2012 7:12:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (neck) is back in the lineup Tuesday after appearing as a pinch-hitter Monday. He hasn't started since last Wednesday. | Insight: Kipnis was a top-10 fantasy asset through the first two and a half months this season but he has been in a massive slump since then. In his last 44 games, Kipnis is hitting .216 with zero homers, 18 RBIs, six steals and 15 runs. From the start of the season to June 17, he hit .284 with 11 homers, 41 RBIs, 17 steals and 46 runs. | | |
| 8/13/2012 9:07:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the lineup Monday night. He's still struggling with a sore neck. | Insight: We haven't seen Kipnis (.259, 11 HR, 58 RBI) in action for Cleveland in almost a week and it wouldn't be surprising if he landed on the DL soon. | | |
| 8/12/2012 11:56:00 AM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis is still out with a sore neck. | Insight: Sunday will be the fourth game in a row Kipnis (.259, 11 HR, 58 RBI) has missed with this injury. It might be time to start looking at other second base options. | | |
| 8/11/2012 2:55:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Boston due to a stiff neck. | Insight: Kipnis' batting average has fallen for the third consecutive month. He's batting just .107 in August and at this level can no longer be considered starting material. | | |
| Cold | 8/9/2012 5:53:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is sitting out Thursday night's series opener against the Red Sox because of a stiff neck. | Insight: Kipnis has seen his season average fall from .268 to .259 during his recent 1-for-18 slump. | | |
| 7/29/2012 1:32:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota. | Insight: Kipnis' power has vanished in recent weeks. He hasn't homered since June 17 and since June 1, he's only had 12 extra base hits. | | |
| 6/20/2012 7:17:00 PM |
Description: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is getting the night off Wednesday against Cincinnati. | Insight: Kipnis has had a brilliant season at the plate for the Indians (.276, 11 HRs, 41 RBIs) but is hitless in his last two starts and hitting just 5-25 (.200) over his last six games. | | |
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