FACTS / FLUKES: Kipnis, Gausman, Bogaerts, Odor, Carroll

Kipnis' power goes 'poof'... Jason Kipnis' (2B, CLE) power/speed blend was on display in April (3 HR / 4 SB) before an oblique injury shelved him for all of May. In the time since, the speed hasn't wavered, but the power has been oddly dormant.

Year   AB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F     PX  hr/f  Spd   SBO  HR  SB 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ===  ====  ===  ====  ==  ==
2011  136  .272  .289    7   75  32  45/21/34  166   21%   91   16%   7   5
2012  591  .257  .259   10   85  29  47/23/30   76   10%  106   21%  14  31
2013  564  .284  .265   12   75  35  43/25/32  125   12%   99   21%  17  30
2014  367  .248  .250   10   79  30  46/22/32   81    7%   96   17%   6  16

Kipnis is merely ordinary without the...

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