tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post6640763074551560678..comments2023-03-23T02:36:15.196-05:00Comments on My Girlfriend Hates Baseball: Give Kennedy Timesanstodohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01258898508513182836noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-39362768545844691652008-05-01T09:08:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:08:00.000-05:00Agreed, he's a more than servicable Major League p...Agreed, he's a more than servicable Major League pitcher.<BR/><BR/>He has just enough giddy-up on his fastball and can locate it well enough to keep hitters honest.<BR/><BR/>Just wish he had better stuff :(Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434265776741668387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-77623610705759360932008-04-30T21:05:00.000-05:002008-04-30T21:05:00.000-05:00His numbers indicate that he has the ability to do...His numbers indicate that he has the ability to dominate in the minors. This means that he has a pretty good probability of at least being a serviceable pitcher in the majors. The real knock on him is his lack of ace-type stuff. That's the only thing holding him back from being projected as more than a #3.<BR/><BR/>That said, his stuff projects as good enough to succeed in the majors. His statistics indicate control and command that is far, far above average and allow his relatively average stuff to play up. That's why I think you can put both parts of the puzzle together and project an above average major league pitcher who falls short of being a #1 or #2.sanstodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258898508513182836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-70911198135075508452008-04-30T12:37:00.000-05:002008-04-30T12:37:00.000-05:00here's the thing I don't get about Kennedy, and yo...here's the thing I don't get about Kennedy, and your quoting of his minor league totals is the root of it: those numbers are phenomenal and include over a K per inning. How the hell is that a #3 starter? It's not, which means there is thought that he will not continue that kind of pitching success on the major league level, dropping him from an ace (which those minor league totals indicate) to a #3. What is the basis for that? It sounds like the only option is that we don't believe in his success in the minors, making a 'look at these numbers' argument for him pretty moot in my opinion.Moochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333930415542228166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-55329745460817461272008-04-30T11:01:00.000-05:002008-04-30T11:01:00.000-05:00Cano seems a little out of sync but he'll turn it ...Cano seems a little out of sync but he'll turn it around. No reason to worry.sanstodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258898508513182836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-28049969040245286832008-04-30T10:56:00.000-05:002008-04-30T10:56:00.000-05:00I love the youth movement that Cashman is implemen...I love the youth movement that Cashman is implementing.<BR/><BR/>Now we need to get that into the everyday, position players.<BR/><BR/>A little worried about Cano and his slump, but he's been a historically slow starter and he'll get it back up. No reason to think he's lost his game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434265776741668387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-37337443421139267462008-04-30T09:56:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:56:00.000-05:00That would be nice. We do have some serious arms ...That would be nice. We do have some serious arms coming up (Brackman, Sanchez, et al.) though none quite in the league of a Kershaw. Not many teams do. Good lefties are hard to find. I think Cashman has been doing the right thing by stockpiling power arms. It should pay off in the end.sanstodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258898508513182836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-24703508151982054682008-04-30T07:59:00.000-05:002008-04-30T07:59:00.000-05:00I know, and I am pulling for him. He has the ill-...I know, and I am pulling for him. He has the ill-fortune, some would say, of having to grow up in NY, the toughest mental test any big leaguer can face (except maybe for Boston).<BR/><BR/>I guess I just wish we had a Cole Hamels-like pitcher coming up through our system, or a Francisco Liriano. The Yankees need a better lefty arm in the starting rotation than Andy Pettite.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434265776741668387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-71002155060420751692008-04-29T18:17:00.000-05:002008-04-29T18:17:00.000-05:00He is really, really young. He barely had over a ...He is really, really young. He barely had over a year in the minors. The fact that he destroyed everything in his path in the minors basically left him with one option: take his lumps in the majors.<BR/><BR/>He's going to have his ups and downs but you gotta give him a chance. Juan Rivera was one thing. I hated Juan Rivera too. But Ian Kennedy could be a very good #3 for us for a long time.sanstodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258898508513182836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1108958122370196612.post-73942904498764426942008-04-29T17:26:00.000-05:002008-04-29T17:26:00.000-05:00I just have to have an irrational dislike, if not ...I just have to have an irrational dislike, if not hatred of at least one player on my favorite team. For a long time it was Juan Rivera, now it's Kennedy.<BR/><BR/>He's another right handed arm when we could use a quality left handed anything pitcher. If he were left-handed I'd probably give him a fairer shake.<BR/><BR/>He's just blah to me. Unless he starts getting ahead of batters, and winning games, he's going to have a hard time of it NY.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434265776741668387noreply@blogger.com