Fantasy Baseball: Jean Segura or Jason Kipnis?

I like Segura a lot, but the fact that they have comparable stat profiles (Kipnis will likely hit for a little more power, while Segura has more speed) and that Kipnis is on the brink of the bigs pushes the edge to Kipnis for me.

are great prospects, but I go with Kipnis in this debate. He’s closer to the majors and offers more power potential.

I like Segura but his value is his speed. Plenty of guys steal absurd amounts of bases in Low-A. But it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up those totals as you move up the minors and face better defensive catchers and pitchers better and holding runners. He may be able to do it, but I’d like to see him do it at more advanced levels.

I went with Segura because typically I don’t like to punt any category and the power difference can be made up at different positions. Also, it seems from scouting reports that Kipnis has the better power profile. I wonder how many of JKs triples will turn into homers and how many of Seguras doubles turn into triples as they age. Triples are an easily winnable category so I usually get one or two guys who are consistently good at hitting them (JReyes, Granderson, etc) and Segura fits into that category. Depending on the day, I could see drafting either though. Very good poll question!