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Birth Date	6-22-1982
Height	6' 0"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	41 years, 9 months, 28 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 3.52015
: 4.82016
: 2.62017
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: 1.62019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2006	TEX	24	120	474	121	27	1	14	40	64	3	11	4	.286	.347	.454	105	5.2	-0.5	13.8	3.1
2007	TEX	25	130	566	127	22	2	20	62	83	9	23	2	.263	.355	.441	116	13.6	4.6	13.2	4.6
2008	TEX	26	121	583	165	41	4	18	45	67	6	26	2	.319	.375	.517	129	22.5	6.1	-2.1	4.3
2009	TEX	27	144	640	143	32	4	31	59	77	6	31	5	.253	.327	.488	122	19.2	6.2	16.3	6.0
2010	TEX	28	103	460	112	20	1	9	56	57	7	15	5	.286	.382	.412	122	12.4	1.6	4.7	3.2
2011	TEX	29	155	723	158	34	4	32	89	71	8	30	4	.255	.355	.477	133	28.3	11.6	11.8	7.4
2012	TEX	30	157	731	168	42	5	19	60	90	10	21	9	.257	.326	.423	110	8.5	7.0	-6.1	2.9
2013	TEX	31	136	614	151	31	2	13	51	59	8	15	11	.277	.344	.413	119	14.0	3.5	13.2	4.9
2014	DET	32	161	726	188	40	4	17	29	79	5	15	4	.275	.307	.420	104	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.0
2015	DET	33	154	675	185	35	7	11	43	80	3	10	6	.296	.342	.428	113	12.8	2.1	0.1	3.5
2016	DET	34	153	679	178	29	4	28	45	115	13	14	6	.288	.348	.484	123	20.2	4.7	3.0	4.8
2017	DET	35	139	613	130	25	3	22	55	86	7	14	5	.236	.313	.412	102	3.2	4.7	1.0	2.6
2018	ANA	36	91	391	85	20	0	13	30	40	4	9	4	.239	.304	.406	97	0.0	-0.9	4.0	1.4
2018	BOS	36	37	143	32	6	0	1	10	24	0	7	3	.242	.294	.311	97	0.0	0.6	-1.3	0.3
2019	SDN	37	87	281	56	12	0	9	19	54	3	2	4	.217	.278	.368	75	-7.8	-2.7	3.1	0.1
Career			1888	8299	1999	416	41	257	693	1046	92	243	74	.269	.337	.440	114	155.7	51.6	77.8	52.2

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2003	SPO	A-	NWN	51	216	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CLN	A	MDW	60	259	.000	.000	.000	.444			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	FRI	AA	TXS	71	326	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	OKL	AAA	PCL	131	597	.276	.346	.443	.290	95	0.1	4.6	-0.1	103	0	2.9	5.7	5.3	1.7
2006	TEX	MLB	AL	120	474	.266	.330	.425	.304	108	0.9	14.3	-0.7	105	4	13.8	-0.5	5.2	3.1
2006	OKL	AAA	PCL	10	41	.270	.335	.421	.250	105	-0.5	1.2	-0.1	105	0	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.3
2007	TEX	MLB	AL	130	566	.272	.337	.431	.279	101	6.6	16.8	-0.8	116	8	13.2	4.6	13.6	4.6
2007	OKL	AAA	PCL	3	14	.290	.353	.439	.417	97	0.3	0.4	0	105	0	-0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
2008	TEX	MLB	AL	121	583	.263	.329	.412	.334	112	20.7	16.8	-0.8	129	8	-2.1	6.1	22.5	4.3
2009	TEX	MLB	AL	144	640	.265	.330	.424	.241	107	8.7	18.4	-0.8	122	9	16.3	6.2	19.2	6.0
2009	FRI	AA	TXS	2	9	.248	.316	.367	.000	115	-1.4	0.2	0	33	0	0.0	0.0	-0.8	-0.1
2010	TEX	MLB	AL	103	460	.262	.327	.416	.313	112	8	12.7	-0.6	122	8	4.7	1.6	12.4	3.2
2010	FRI	AA	TXS	6	23	.264	.321	.383	.313	94	0.6	0.7	0	97	0	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.1
2011	TEX	MLB	AL	155	723	.259	.322	.408	.243	111	15.2	19.5	-1.7	133	5	11.8	11.6	28.3	7.4
2012	TEX	MLB	AL	157	731	.257	.318	.415	.270	104	-0.4	20.0	-1.9	110	8	-6.1	7.0	8.5	2.9
2013	TEX	MLB	AL	136	614	.258	.319	.406	.288	100	17.8	16.1	-1.5	119	10	13.2	3.5	14.0	4.9
2013	FRI	AA	TEX	2	9	.258	.320	.417	.000	100	-1.7	0.2	-0.1	9	0	0.0	-0.5	-1.0	-0.1
2014	DET	MLB	AL	161	726	.258	.318	.395	.288	106	-0.8	18.7	-0.9	104	8	3.1	3.0	3.5	3.0
2015	DET	MLB	AL	154	675	.252	.311	.400	.323	106	4.6	18.2	-0.9	113	8	0.1	2.1	12.8	3.5
2016	DET	MLB	AL	153	679	.255	.320	.420	.314	108	16.5	19.2	-0.9	123	9	3.0	4.7	20.2	4.8
2017	DET	MLB	AL	139	613	.251	.317	.423	.244	109	-12.1	17.9	-1.1	102	9	1.0	4.7	3.2	2.6
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	91	391	.250	.313	.416	.237	99	-1.7	11.0	-0.5	97	6	4.0	-0.9	0.0	1.4
2018	BOS	MLB	AL	37	143	.246	.316	.410	.287	108	-7.5	4.0	-0.2	97	6	-1.3	0.6	0.0	0.3
2019	SDN	MLB	NL	87	281	.247	.315	.430	.240	97	-10.9	8.5	-0.2	75	10	3.1	-2.7	-7.8	0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2003	SPO	A-	NWN	216	188	32	52	10	6	1	77	15	20	34	11	3	.277	.358	.410	.133	0	0
2004	FRI	AA	TXS	326	277	51	83	21	1	9	133	46	32	47	7	4	.300	.400	.480	.181	1	1
2004	CLN	A	MDW	259	227	52	91	30	1	11	156	53	26	37	16	6	.401	.467	.687	.286	1	1
2005	OKL	AAA	PCL	597	530	102	145	28	2	23	246	94	53	89	19	5	.274	.348	.464	.191	2	2
2006	TEX	MLB	AL	474	423	65	121	27	1	14	192	55	40	64	11	4	.286	.347	.454	.168	7	1
2006	OKL	AAA	PCL	41	39	7	10	3	0	2	19	6	2	5	1	1	.256	.293	.487	.231	0	0
2007	OKL	AAA	PCL	14	13	1	5	0	0	0	5	3	0	1	2	0	.385	.385	.385	.000	0	0
2007	TEX	MLB	AL	566	483	96	127	22	2	20	213	61	62	83	23	2	.263	.355	.441	.178	4	8
2008	TEX	MLB	AL	583	518	102	165	41	4	18	268	71	45	67	26	2	.319	.375	.517	.199	7	7
2009	FRI	AA	TXS	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.000	0	0
2009	TEX	MLB	AL	640	566	101	143	32	4	31	276	86	59	77	31	5	.253	.327	.488	.235	6	3
2010	FRI	AA	TXS	23	19	3	5	0	1	0	7	6	2	3	2	0	.263	.364	.368	.105	0	0
2010	TEX	MLB	AL	460	391	73	112	20	1	9	161	45	56	57	15	5	.286	.382	.412	.125	4	2
2011	TEX	MLB	AL	723	620	121	158	34	4	32	296	77	89	71	30	4	.255	.355	.477	.223	2	4
2012	TEX	MLB	AL	731	655	105	168	42	5	19	277	72	60	90	21	9	.257	.326	.423	.166	5	1
2013	FRI	AA	TEX	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.000	0	0
2013	TEX	MLB	AL	614	545	85	151	31	2	13	225	72	51	59	15	11	.277	.344	.413	.136	7	3
2014	DET	MLB	AL	726	684	100	188	40	4	17	287	92	29	79	15	4	.275	.307	.420	.145	5
2015	DET	MLB	AL	675	624	94	185	35	7	11	267	73	43	80	10	6	.296	.342	.428	.131	5	0
2016	DET	MLB	AL	679	618	117	178	29	4	28	299	83	45	115	14	6	.288	.348	.484	.196	3	0
2017	DET	MLB	AL	613	551	90	130	25	3	22	227	52	55	86	14	5	.236	.313	.412	.176	0	0
2018	BOS	MLB	AL	143	132	17	32	6	0	1	41	16	10	24	7	3	.242	.294	.311	.068	1	0
2018	ANA	MLB	AL	391	355	49	85	20	0	13	144	32	30	40	9	4	.239	.304	.406	.166	2	0
2019	SDN	MLB	NL	281	258	28	56	12	0	9	95	22	19	54	2	4	.217	.278	.368	.151	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2145	0.4914	0.4462	0.8673	0.6357	0.2631	0.9358	0.7073	0.1327	0.0107
2009	2412	0.5050	0.4498	0.8719	0.6486	0.2471	0.9253	0.7288	0.1281	0.0091
2010	1738	0.4919	0.4091	0.8720	0.5953	0.2288	0.9470	0.6832	0.1280	0.0057
2011	2814	0.4819	0.3721	0.9064	0.5619	0.1955	0.9541	0.7789	0.0936	0.0110
2012	2895	0.5054	0.4269	0.8665	0.6001	0.2500	0.9351	0.6983	0.1335	0.0098
2013	2380	0.4966	0.4017	0.8944	0.5787	0.2270	0.9547	0.7426	0.1056	0.0078
2014	2535	0.5156	0.4690	0.8890	0.6297	0.2980	0.9587	0.7322	0.1110	0.0137
2015	2516	0.4817	0.4694	0.8772	0.6568	0.2952	0.9472	0.7325	0.1228	0.0097
2016	2542	0.4851	0.4481	0.8385	0.6204	0.2857	0.9072	0.6979	0.1615	0.0000
2017	2392	0.4849	0.4448	0.8430	0.6138	0.2857	0.9143	0.6989	0.1570	0.0000
2018	2079	0.5075	0.4541	0.8771	0.6322	0.2705	0.9250	0.7617	0.1229	0.0000
2019	1081	0.5079	0.4755	0.8093	0.6594	0.2857	0.8729	0.6579	0.1907	0.0000
Career	27529	0.4956	0.4367	0.8709	0.6168	0.2598	0.9344	0.7223	0.1291	0.0070

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-05-18	2013-06-15	15-DL	28	25	Right	Trunk	Stress Fracture	Rib Cage	-	-
2012-09-02	2012-09-03	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2012-05-16	2012-05-17	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-03-11	2012-03-14	Camp	3	0	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2010-07-28	2010-09-01	15-DL	35	32	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2010-03-26	2010-04-29	15-DL	34	21	Right	Ankle	Recovery From Sprain	High Ankle	-
2010-03-12	2010-03-26	Camp	14	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain	High Ankle	-
2009-07-29	2009-08-15	15-DL	17	16	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-03-13	2009-03-15	Camp	2	0	Left	Foot	Contusion	Bone	-
2008-08-18	2008-09-29	60-DL	42	37	Left		Surgery	Sports Hernia	2008-09-05
2008-05-03	2008-05-05	DTD	2	2	Bilateral		Soreness		-
2008-03-31	2008-03-31	Camp	0	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2007-06-29	2007-07-31	15-DL	32	27	Right	Foot	Stress Fracture		-
2007-04-07	2007-04-08	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2006-04-12	2006-05-25	15-DL	43	37	Left	Thumb	Dislocation	Thumb	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	SDN	$
2020	SDN	$
2019	SDN	$3,750,000
2018	ANA	$11,000,000
2017	DET	$11,000,000
2016	DET	$14,000,000
2015	DET	$16,000,000
2014	DET	$16,000,000
2013	TEX	$13,000,000
2012	TEX	$7,200,000
2011	TEX	$6,200,000
2010	TEX	$4,200,000
2009	TEX	$3,200,000
2008	TEX	$500,000
2007	TEX	$390,708
2006	TEX	$327,000

Years	Description	Salary
14 yr	Previous	$106,767,708
14 yr	Total	$106,767,708

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
14 y 0 d	BBI Sports Group	2 years/$8M (2019-20), 2021 option

Details

2 years/$8M (2019-20), plus 2021 option. Signed by San Diego 12/20/18. 19:$3.75M, 20:$3.75M, 21:$3.5M club option ($0.5M buyout). Retired 12/2019.
5 years/$75M (2013-17), plus 2018 club option. Signed extension with Texas 4/10/12. 13:$13M, 14:$16M, 15:$16M, 16:$14M, 17:$11M, 18:$10M club option, $5M buyout. 2018 option guaranteed at $11M with 600 plate appearances in 2017 (met). 2017 Gold Glove would increase 2018 salary by $1M. Award bonuses, including $0.1M for All Star. Limited no-trade protection. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Texas 11/20/13, with Tigers paying $30M to Rangers in the deal. As of 12/17, Kinsler's no-trade clause allowed him to block deals to 10 clubs: LA Angels, LA Dodgers, Milwaukee, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Toronto. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Detroit 12/13/17. Acquired by Boston in trade from LA Angels 7/30/18 with $3,666,667 remaining on contract. Angels paid Red Sox $1,833,333 as part of the deal.
5 years/$22M (2008-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed extension with Texas 2/19/08 (replaced 1 year/$407,570 deal signed 2/15/08). $1M signing bonus. 08:$0.5M, 09:$3M, 10:$4M, 11:$6M, 12:$7M, 13:$10M club option ($0.5M buyout). Award bonus: $50,000 for All Star selection.
1 year/$390,708 (2007). Re-signed by Texas 3/07.
1 year/$0.327M (2006). Contract purchased by Texas 11/05.
Drafted by Texas 2003 (17-496) (Missouri).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	366	50	96	20	2	12	46	35	55	10	4	.296	.373	.481	127	30.5	2B 1	3.4
80^o	348	46	89	19	2	11	42	32	54	9	4	.288	.363	.469	120	24.8	2B 1	2.8
70^o	334	43	82	17	2	10	40	30	53	9	4	.275	.348	.446	114	20.9	2B 1	2.3
60^o	323	41	78	16	2	10	37	28	51	8	3	.270	.342	.443	110	17.8	2B 1	2.0
50^o	312	39	72	15	1	9	35	26	50	8	3	.257	.328	.414	106	15.0	2B 1	1.7
40^o	301	36	67	14	1	8	33	25	49	7	3	.247	.319	.395	101	12.4	2B 1	1.4
30^o	290	34	64	14	1	8	31	23	48	7	3	.245	.312	.398	97	9.8	2B 1	1.1
20^o	276	32	58	12	1	7	29	21	47	6	3	.232	.298	.372	91	6.9	2B 1	0.8
10^o	258	28	52	11	1	6	26	19	44	6	2	.222	.288	.355	84	3.4	2B 1	0.4
Weighted Mean	315	39	74	16	1	9	36	27	51	8	3	.261	.333	.420	107	15.9	2B 1	1.8

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-03-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	"Low minors second base prospect is always a tough profile." Ahhh, so THAT'S why every scout crapped all over me, and Dustin, and Cano, and Mookie B., and on and on and on. Maybe second base shouldn't be looked at as a "tough profile" any more than any other position. (Jose Altuve from Cooperstown, but later)	So Pedroia was a shortstop prospect until Double-A, Cano was mostly a shortstop until High-A (and looked like he would end up at third if we're counting), and Betts played all over the place. People will bring up Jose Altuve until the cows come home, but isn't the guy who turned out to have an 8 hit more the exception than the rule? Here's an exercise: group your favorite X number of MLB second basemen and see how many were second basemen in the low-minors. I'll start. Aside from the above, Daniel Murphy wasn't, Ian Kinsler wasn't, Ben Zobrist wasn't, Javier Baez wasn't, Brandon Phillips wasn't, Neil Walker wasn't, Dee Gordon wasn't, Logan Forsythe wasn't, Brian Dozier mostly wasn't, I think Jason Kipnis and Rougned Odor moved there in High-A, hell even Joe Panik moved there in Double-A. (Jarrett Seidler)
2017-03-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Ian Kinsler sure has a whole lotta grission, huh? ;) (Gary from NY)	For those who missed it, Ian Kinsler went after the Puerto Rico and Dominican teams under the nebulous "play the game the right way" sort of way in an interview today. This comes up every four years. This is how these teams play in, say, the Caribbean Series. I like it, and we could all do remembering baseball is more of a passion play and less of a Serious Operation sometimes. (Jarrett Seidler)
2013-12-10 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Dynasty 10 keeper in both MLB level and MILB level. I can keep Wong for free as one of my 10 MILB but can also probably trade Wong straight up for Profar (no longer MILB eligible) but would have to use a MLB keeper spot on him. Would probably cost me Rios or Ryu. I have no 2nd baseman (not keeping Utley) going into the year. Is the keeper spot worth the trade for 2014? Who do you foresee having a quicker/bigger impact Wong or Profar? (Rich from St. Louis)	Hi Rich. With Ian Kinsler out of the way, Jurickson Profar should have a much bigger fantasy impact than Kolten Wong in 2014. I could be wrong about Wong ( the way I was off base about Matt Carpenter) but I see Wong as more of a steady performer and not as a player with significant upside like Profar. Your decision is kind of tough, though, because you would have to give up either Alex Rios or Ryu. In this case, I might simply keep Wong since you're not surrendering the MLB slot and can keep both Wong and Rios or Wong and Ryu. It's a close call for me. I think I'd make the deal but I can see why you wouldn't either. (Mike Gianella)
2013-10-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Most likely Rangers 2nd baseman in 2015: Ian Kinsler, Jurickson Profar, Rougned Odor or Mark McLemore? (Or from Denton)	I'd love for it to be Odor. That kid is full on #want. If the Rangers keep Profar, I can see a scenario (down the line) where Profar slides over to SS and Odor takes over at 2B. Kinsler is still a good player, but I don't see him at 2B in 2015. (Jason Parks)
2013-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jon Daniels said in a chat session today that local media members targeted Ian Kinsler for criticism more than they do other players because he's not "media-friendly." How much do you think playing nice with the media impacts the extent that they are portrayed as "leaders," "selfish," having "intangibles," etc.? (Joe C. Wales from Lewisville)	It's certainly hard for a reporter to distinguish between "nice to me" and "good person." I think "target" is a loaded word, though. With maybe a very few exceptions, I don't think reporters target anybody, even players who are aloof or hostile. The default in local sports coverage is to be rah-rah, and the default in any access journalism is to be positive. Guys who are nice to reporters probably get more benefit of the doubt. (Sam Miller)
2012-05-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Favorite U.S. Supreme Court Justice–baseball player comp? (Tommy from Secret Volcano Lair)	I'm going with John Paul Stevens is Ian Kinsler. He was quietly the best all along while we were distracted by the flashier Hamilton/Scalia. (Jason Wojciechowski)
2012-04-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Rangers' starting outfield next year is... (Or Moyal from Denton)	Ian Kinsler, Leonys Martin, and Nelson Cruz (Jason Parks)
2011-10-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In terms of individual player performances, who surprised you most this postseason and why? (R.A.Wagman from Hockey Prospectus)	The first thing that jumped to mind was all of Ian Kinsler's sketchy baserunning in the World Series, not totally erased by his one clutch SB. (Steven Goldman)
2011-10-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How do you explain Ian Kinsler? He was never seen as a very toolsy guy when he rose through the minors. But his power/speed/defense combination is among the best in all of baseball. (Or from DENTON!!!)	Huge scouting success and failure at the same time. It's hard to fault those that missed it, while at the same time you have to give Mike Grouse a ton of credit for finding the diamond. (Jason Parks)
2011-08-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the deal with Christain Yellich's speed. He has 27 steals and only 4 caught stealings yet scouts only put a 4 on his speed. (Matt from NYC)	Stealing bases isn't only a direct by-product of the speed tool. Ian Kinsler steals like crazy (and efficient) and he isn't super fast on the watch. Good base-stealers steal off the pitcher, finding the right opportunity to take advantage of his inability to deliver the ball to the plate in the 1.2-1.4 window. You have to have quick feet which will allow for a jump, and reaching top speed after a few strides, whether that top speed grades out as plus or not, is vital. If you can find your full-stride after only a few steps, and you time the pitcher to your advantage, you can steal on the best catchers in the game. You steal on pitchers. (Jason Parks)
2011-06-29 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Who are your favorite players to deal with, both past or present? (Gerald from Savannah)	Geez. That's a tough one because there are so many good guys I have dealt with in 24 years of covering baseball. I hate to leave people out but some of my favorites would have to include Sean Casey, John Burkett, Jay Bell, Craig Wilson, Jason Schmidt, Michael Barrett from the past. From the present: Jason Bay, Cole Hamels, Carlos Pena, Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Nyjer Morgan, Neil Walker, Joel Hanrahan, Adam Jones, Max Scherzer, Don Kelly, Chris Perez, Adam Dunn, Matt Capps, Torii Hunter, Kurt Suzuki, Ian Kinsler. (John Perrotto)
2011-04-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How are you still going? What are you drinking? Who is your favorite out-of-nowhere prospect of all time (whether you got it right or wrong)? (mef from Brooklyn)	I'm a machine. I'm drinking Odwalla Strawberry C. Probably Ian Kinsler. I had no idea who he was and then all of a sudden he was hitting .400. (Jason Parks)
2011-01-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How many games will I get to play at second base on Ian Kinsler's team? (Michael Young from Texas)	Kinsler has a hard time staying healthy, averaging 123 games a year over the last three, so I'll go with 30. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-09-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Please fill in the blank. This is the best NL Rookie Class since ________ (blank). Thanks! Bobby (Bobby from New York)	Are we going strictly by league? Because the 2007 class had Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia and Josh Hamilton among hitters, Tim Lincecum and Joakim Soria among pitchers. 2006 had Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Zimmerman, Andre Ethier, Prince Fielder, Ian Kinsler, Francisco Liriano, Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Josh Johnson, Matt Cain, Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon (who used to not suck), Jonathan Broxton (ditto)... There's a lot to be excited about with this year's rookie class (Posey, Heyward, Santana, Stanton) but I'm in no rush to appoint them the best class of the past five years until I see much more. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-05-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Your opinion of the following proposed trade: Astros Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence to the Rangers for Ian Kinsler. (CTM from Houston, TX)	This would be ghastly, especially for the Rangers. Pence may not really stick as much more than a filler in a corner in the better league, and the Rangers already have that on their bench in the form of David Murphy. Putting him in center seems a stretch, so he doesn't fix that problem. And then how do you replace Kinsler, bump Michael Young to the keystone and put Chris Davis at third? Arias and Blanco aren't viable everyday players. And all of this to get Oswalt, an older, shorter right-hander with health issues, coming to the DH league? As Eric Seidman argued this morning, I think any deal for Oswalt's only going to yield pennies on the dollar, given his contract. He's worth more to the Astros as an Astro than as something to dangle and then wangle with. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you had to start a team today and your only two 2B options are Ian Kinsler and Robbie Cano, who do you take and why? Bang Bang!! (tremont from Truth or Consequences, Nm)	Kinsler, because the upside is that tasty, and because finding a playable replacement-level second baseman if or when he breaks again is probably the single easiest position fix you could name. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Julio Lugo Award, for unluckest player. Between his "balls in play" numbers, injuries, and being replaced by not one, but two people who can't hit. I can't think of too many others up to his level. Also, the Ian Kinsler/Chase Utley Award for injuries ruining MVP seasons. (Zac from Land of Milk and Honey)	Carlos Quentin feels like he got screwed out of that award despite being injured. (Marc Normandin)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	How long until Michael Young gets moved to another position? And where do you think he should end up, when he does move? (Alone Again from Naturally)	For the Rangers, he's locked in at short as long as Ian Kinsler's his teammate, and I can't see a move to any other position than second base. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jeff: Thanks for the chat! Ian Kinsler is the greatest thing since sliced bread. He's God's gift. He's the yin and the yang. That is all. (ghost of Ron Gant from roto history)	About five comments/questions to this effect. Yep, agreed - he's my #2 2B now, only behind Utley. The thing that I love is the SB success rate - 23-of-24. Just unreal. (Jeff Erickson)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Clearly, Ian Kinsler's the straw that stirs the whatever it is that Texans drink. Margaritas? (Christina Kahrl)

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