Jason Kipnis Indians

AL All-Star Report: 2B Jason Kipnis Carries Cleveland Offense

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized 2012 All-Star game, AL All-Star ballot, AL All-Star team, AL second baseman, Jason Kipnis Indians, Robinson Cano Yankees

The Cleveland Indians are hanging in the AL Central race, only 1.5 games back of Chicago coming into Monday’s games. And while a big part of that is the division they play in—at 33-32, the Tribe are only a half-game better than the Boston Red Sox or Miami Marlins, both of whom are fighting for their lives against tougher competition—another big part of it is the play of second baseman Jason Kipnis. The 25-year-old in his first major league season is having a year that would measure up against any caliber of competition and he leads up our discussion of American League second baseman on The Road To Kansas City and the July 10 All-Star game.

AL Central Report: Cleveland Blasts Its Way To The Top

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized AL Central race, Asdrubal Cabrera Indians, Cleveland Indians lineup, Doug Fister Tigers, Jason Kipnis Indians, Minnesota Twins slump

No one’s doubted that the Detroit Tigers have been struggling for a while now, at least after a strong first week of the season. The relevant question was whether anyone in the AL Central could take advantage and make it a race. The Cleveland Indians are looking to give some answers, as they’ve surged to the top of the division and hold a three-game lead on the Tigers coming into Tuesday’s games. Cleveland took two of three in a key separation series in Chicago last week, then won a weekend series in Texas, then got the White Sox back in Jacobs Field and swept a day-night doubleheader on Monday. At 17-11, is it time to take the Tribe for real as a contender?