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Jason Kipnis

Jason Michael Kipnis (twitter: @TheJK_Kid)

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 3, 1987 in Northbrook, Illinois, US
High School: Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2011: Rated #54 Prospect

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Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2009	22	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	29	129	111	19	34	8	3	1	19	3	3	15	18	.306	.388	.459	.847	51	1	1	0	2	1
2010	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	CLE	133	592	518	96	159	32	8	16	74	9	4	55	107	.307	.386	.492	.878	255	20	13	4	2	2
2010	23	Kinston	CARL	A+	CLE	54	237	203	33	61	12	3	6	31	2	3	24	46	.300	.387	.478	.865	97	5	6	2	2	1
2010	23	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	79	355	315	63	98	20	5	10	43	7	1	31	61	.311	.385	.502	.887	158	15	7	2	0	1
2011	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	92	400	343	65	96	16	9	12	55	12	1	44	72	.280	.362	.484	.846	166	5	3	5	5	1
3 Seasons						254	1121	972	180	289	56	20	29	148	24	8	114	197	.297	.378	.486	.863	472	26	17	9	9	4

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2009	22	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	CF	7	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.29	-1
2009	22	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	LF	18	39	39	0	0	0	1.000	2.17	6
2010	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	CLE	2B	121	611	231	357	23	97	.962	4.86
2010	23	Kinston	CARL	A+	CLE	2B	46	245	104	131	10	39	.959	5.11
2010	23	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	2B	75	366	127	226	13	58	.964	4.71
2011	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	2B	80	382	134	237	11	53	.971	4.64
3 Seasons							226	1041	413	594	34	150	.967	4.46	5
2B (2 seasons)						2B	201	993	365	594	34	150	.966	4.77
CF (1 season)						CF	7	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.29	-1
LF (1 season)						LF	18	39	39	0	0	0	1.000	2.17	6

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2009	22	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	CLE		2009-08-03	2009-09-06
2010	23	Kinston Indians	Carolina League	A+	CLE		2010-04-08	2010-06-09
2010	23	Akron Aeros	Eastern League	AA	CLE		2010-06-12	2010-09-06
2011	24	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE		2011-04-07	2011-07-21
2011	24	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2011-07-22	2011-09-28
2012	25	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2012-04-05	2012-10-03
2013	26	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2013-04-02	2013-05-21

Sabr ID: e1380a07

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