Jason Kipnis (2B/OF, CLE) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians infielder Jason Kipnis is a veteran showing signs of a turnaround after an abjectly awful start. Since the beginning of July, Kipnis has hit .250/.432/.571 with two homers, six runs scored, and six RBI.

Over the last month, Kipnis has a 33.7% hard hit ball rate and just a 30% ground ball rate, which would show that his .304 BABIP is still a bit unlucky. He has a hit in four of his last seven games, including two multi-hit games, tallying nine extra-base hits over the last month. Posting just a 18% soft hit ball rate over the last month, it is fair to say that Kipnis has turned his season around.

While his strong performance has not been enough for him to reclaim the #2 spot in the Cleveland order, mainly batting sixth or seventh, the Tribe’s offense is high-powered enough to keep his run production respectable even in the lower half of the lineup.