A's In Contact With Jason Kipnis
5 years agoThe Oakland Athletics have been in contact with second baseman Jason Kipnis, according to a source. Kipnis would give the A's a strong left-handed hitting option at second base with good career numbers against right-handed pitchers. The 32-year-old (33 in April) hit .245/.304/.410 with 17 home runs, 65 RBI and seven steals in 458 at-bats for the Indians in 2019. Kipnis has hit .269 in his career against righties and just .246 against lefties, so he could form a platoon at second with Franklin Barreto if Oakland signs him. That would make Kipnis only valuable as a middle infielder in deep mixed and AL-only leagues.
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos