You’ve heard this one before: Jason Kipnis is back in the groove. But what if this year’s turnaround was even better than last?
In 2018, his slow start saw him post a wRC+ of 59 through the end of May, but he turned that around with a 109 wRC+ through the end of the season. He went from being 34% worse than a league-average second baseman (93 wRC+) to 16% better after May.
Kipnis in 2019 has been almost a carbon copy of himself in 2018. Through May he had a 65 wRC+ (28% worse than average, which is 93 for second basemen again this season) and since the start of June he has a 102 wRC+ (9% better than average).