Former Arizona State center fielder Jason Kipnis has signed with the Cleveland Indians for a reported $575,000 signing bonus, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Kipnis was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a junior this season and led the Sun Devils to the College World Series.
He was a second round pick of Cleveland - 63rd overall - after batting .384 with 16 homers and 71 RBIs this season for ASU.
There was talk that Kipnis may be turned into a second baseman, but he will begin his career as an outfielder.
“Center field will be his primary position,” Brad Grant, the Indians’ director of amateur scouting, told the Plain Dealer.
Kipnis reports to Class A Mahoning Valley today.
