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Post by philinla on May 16, 2007 23:36:57 GMT -5
A PROSPECT’S BIG GAME Ian Kennedy, the Yankees’ No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, had his best game as a professional Tuesday, striking out 11 and allowing 2 hits over six and two-thirds scoreless innings for Class A Tampa. Kennedy, a 22-year-old right-hander from the University of Southern California, is 4-1 with a 1.43 E.R.A. and 47 strikeouts in 44 innings.
“He was awesome,” Nardi Contreras said. “He pitched the best game I’ve seen this year, big leagues or minor leagues. He made some changes in his delivery, and it was all working well. We’re pretty happy.”
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Post by kinger on May 17, 2007 0:16:09 GMT -5
nice!!!
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Post by David Goodman on May 17, 2007 8:55:03 GMT -5
That's good to see, but I'd be willing to trade Kennedy in the right deal.
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Post by philinla on May 20, 2007 17:13:24 GMT -5
Kennedy 7.0 5 0 0 2 9 0 1.24
PROMOTE THE MAN ALREADY!
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Post by David Goodman on May 20, 2007 17:53:00 GMT -5
Kennedy 7.0 5 0 0 2 9 0 1.24 PROMOTE THE MAN ALREADY! And then trade him in a package for Texeira.
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Post by philinla on May 20, 2007 18:27:33 GMT -5
Kennedy 7.0 5 0 0 2 9 0 1.24 PROMOTE THE MAN ALREADY! And then trade him in a package for Texeira. Quit trading our prospects. This one has shown an ability to stay healthy and pitch tough. He may be a keeper.
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Post by David Goodman on May 20, 2007 18:32:46 GMT -5
And then trade him in a package for Texeira. Quit trading our prospects. This one has shown an ability to stay healthy and pitch tough. He may be a keeper. I'm not that high on him. You know I always want to keep the prospects that I like.
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Post by philinla on May 20, 2007 18:59:40 GMT -5
He's underated cause he had a down final year at USC. He's a good prospect, though, and with the # of high ceiling guys we have on the DL we have to hang onto the healthy pitchers like Clippard and Kennedy.
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Post by shockman on May 21, 2007 10:23:00 GMT -5
He's underated cause he had a down final year at USC. He's a good prospect, though, and with the # of high ceiling guys we have on the DL we have to hang onto the healthy pitchers like Clippard and Kennedy. why is he still pitching in tampa for christ sakes
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Post by philinla on May 21, 2007 10:34:28 GMT -5
They haven't promoted anyone from Tampa yet, but they should.
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Post by shockman on May 21, 2007 10:56:05 GMT -5
he should be the first. tabata is raking again, he should be next
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Post by philinla on May 21, 2007 11:00:34 GMT -5
McCutchen and Chamberlain will probably also end up in AA this year.
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Post by philinla on May 25, 2007 21:25:22 GMT -5
Kennedy 5.0 5 2 2 1 8 0 1.45
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Post by philinla on May 31, 2007 20:07:01 GMT -5
Kennedy 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 1.29
nothing left to learn in High A.
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Post by philinla on Jun 2, 2007 14:47:03 GMT -5
Rounding the Bases With Yankees prospect: Ian Kennedy Yankees minor league prospect Ian Kennedy, a former first round draft choice, has been one of the top pitchers in the Florida State League this season. By Chuck King
The running joke among some minor league pitchers in the New York Yankees minor league system goes something like this: Be careful how well you pitch, you don’t want to ruin your season by getting called up.
No one is more aware of the rash of injuries to Yankees pitchers than the hurlers in the Yankees’ system.
“Every time they send somebody up there it seems like they get hurt and they call on somebody else,” Tampa Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy said. “We’re running out of pitchers. We thought we had too many pitchers. Even at our lower levels there are guys getting hurt. I think I’m the only guy from this original rotation who is still a part of it. Everybody’s gotten hurt except for me – knock on wood.”
Kennedy better knock loudly. He’s unlikely to stay put for long.
The Yankees’ first round draft choice in 2007 out of the University of Southern California has lived up to his billing in the Florida State League. Kennedy is tied for the FSL lead in wins with five and his 1.45 ERA is currently the league’s second best.
“I’m trying to hit my spots and not worry about the results,” said Kennedy, who after signing late last season has started just 11 games in his minor league career. “My numbers have shown that every time I make my pitch, I do pretty well.”
Kennedy is not a power pitcher – his fastball is consistently clocked between 88-81 – but the righthander is hitting his spots regularly enough to strike out 64 batters in 56 innings, second best in the FSL.
His ability to control the location of his off-speed pitches has some scouts inserting Kennedy’s name in the same sentence with Greg Maddux. After watching him throw seven shutout innings against Jupiter last week, one scout from an opposing organization simply wrote “fast track” at the top of his review.
How fast? Well, the scout did not compare the two pitchers, but consider that about this time last season Philip Hughes was still pitching for Tampa.
“This kid, he knows what he’s doing,” Tampa manager Luis Sojo said. “He locates the ball very well – in and out. He’s a young kid and he’s doing that right now. He could be special.”
MinorLeagueDugout.com caught up with Yankees prospect Ian Kennedy last week for this segment of Rounding the Bases.
First Base: MLD.com: What’s the best thing about being a New York Yankees minor leaguer?
Kennedy: The tradition. Throughout the whole organization they just expect you to win. They don’t accept anything less – which is kind of good and it can be kind of bad. You can see they are struggling at the big league level. The fans have started to panic already even though it’s a third of the way into the season. You don’t win in May, you win in October.
Second Base: MLD.com: What has been your favorite ballpark so far?
Kennedy: I really like ours (Legends Field). Tri City was pretty cool, too. It was the first game of a championship series. They had fans cheering against you – that makes me pitch better.
Third Base: MLD.com: When you pull into your hotel, what restaurant do you want to see on the corner?
Kennedy: In and Out Burger. There aren’t any out here, though. It reminds of home.
Home Plate: MLD.com: What’s been the best moment of your minor league career?
Kennedy: Winning a championship in Staten Island. That was pretty fun. Even though I was only there for a week, the guys were awesome. They made me feel like I was there all year. They got me a nice ring along with it. That was nice.
Extra Bases: MLD.com: Roger Clemens recently bought your team a post-game spread of chicken and steak from Outback Steakhouse. Was that the best spread a big leaguer has ever bought?
Kennedy: (Hideki) Matsui and (Kei) Igawa bought a Lee Roy Selman’s barbeque spread. They had barbeque ribs, brisket and Texas toast. It was pretty good. That’s by far the best spread. We’ve had chicken, but we don’t get barbeque all the time.
Check out my blog for more on interesting minor league ballplayers, fans and promotions.
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jun 3, 2007 12:01:39 GMT -5
He got promoted to Trenton, according to Cashman on WFAN with Ed Randell
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jun 3, 2007 12:17:25 GMT -5
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Post by philinla on Jun 3, 2007 12:45:57 GMT -5
Thanks Homer, that's great news (though it could auger a trade).
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Post by philinla on Jun 5, 2007 18:42:28 GMT -5
Ian Kennedy debuts for Trenton tonight! There will be a ton of scouts there.
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Post by philinla on Jun 5, 2007 18:45:17 GMT -5
and he is dealing! Retired the first 9 in order with 4 K's through 3 ip!
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Post by philinla on Jun 5, 2007 18:56:38 GMT -5
just gave up a one out triple in the top of the 4th.
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Post by philinla on Jun 5, 2007 19:02:40 GMT -5
gave up a two run homer with two outs and two strikes in the 4th. This was probably the catcher's fault.
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Post by HomerSimpson on Jun 10, 2007 15:23:25 GMT -5
Heckuva job in his 2nd AA start:
6IP, 3H, 2BB, 0R, 8K
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Post by philinla on Jun 10, 2007 16:03:54 GMT -5
Nice to see him making adjustments already.
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Post by philinla on Jun 11, 2007 0:58:36 GMT -5
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Post by David Goodman on Jun 11, 2007 8:24:14 GMT -5
If he can throw that hard, he could be a real keeper.
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Post by sinctybldh on Jun 11, 2007 12:04:19 GMT -5
Keith Law says he is better than Clippard. If he can throw 94 I will believe it.
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Post by philinla on Jun 11, 2007 12:39:58 GMT -5
Keith Law is someone you should just ignore.
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Post by David Goodman on Jun 11, 2007 16:30:59 GMT -5
Keith Law makes up stats to make the Red Sox look good.
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Post by philinla on Jun 21, 2007 13:04:46 GMT -5
Kennedy 5.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 3.00
eh.
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