Ian Kennedy allowed one hit and four walks in six scoreless innings against the White Sox on Monday. Kennedy is 2-0 with a 3.15 ERA and 1.41 WHIP this month, registering 12 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. He is 11-9 with a 3.62 ERA this season and will face the White Sox on September 16 in Kansas City
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy had allowed four runs in two consecutive starts and this was his second scoreless start in his last five starts. He has struck out six batters or more in four of the last five starts and has 166 strikeouts in 171 1/3 innings this season. Current White Sox have a .795 OPS in 136 career at-bats against Kennedy and he is 4-3 with a 3.29 ERA at home this season.
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Ian Kennedy held the Tigers to one run on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings Monday to collect his seventh win of the season.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy now has quality starts in each of his last four appearances, allowing three earned runs over his last 26 innings. He's striking out nearly a batter per inning and his season ratios sit at 3.78 and 1.18 in ERA and WHIP.
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Ian Kennedy struck out 10 Blue Jay batters in six innings on Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits in a no-decision. Kennedy has 29 strikeouts in his last three starts, seeing his strikeouts per nine jump to 9.3 for the season. He has a 6-7 record and 3.97 ERA in 2016 and will not pitch again before the All-Star break.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy had lost four of six games coming into Wednesday's start, so a strong performance was needed for fantasy starts. If Kennedy can continue to rack up the strikeouts while posting above average starts, he is a suitable SP4.
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Tue, May 17th 2:42pm EDT
By Dan Harris
The Royals and Red Sox will make up Monday's rainout with a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. The Royals announced that Ian Kennedy will start the first game, while Edinson Volquez will start the nightcap.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy is coming off a rough outing against the Yankees his last time out. Given his flyball tendencies and the Red Sox's scary lineup, he's not a great play in any format.
Kennedy went just five innings, but only allowed one run while striking out six batters. With the way the Royals bullpen is set up, leaving with the lead after five innings should net the win.
Fantasy Impact: After his worst start of his Royals season, Kennedy bounced back, collecting the win. It was nice to see that he didn't allow any home runs. He only went five innings which was discouraging, but his strikeout rate was pretty high.
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Ian Kennedy has a 2.77 ERA and 1.12 WHIP during the 2016 season, posting an even 2-2 record, but, has progressively done worse in each start. In his four starts, in order, he has allowed zero, one, two, and five earned runs. He will face the Seattle Mariners tomorrow.
Fantasy Impact: While looking at the negatives for Kennedy, a wise fantasy owner would also look at his .220 batting average against, 23 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched, and the fact that he has worked at least six innings in each start. Kennedy was the big signing for the Royals this season and opened the season with 21 strikeouts and five walks in his first three starts before allowing four walks and two strikeouts against the Angels. It would be wise to stay away from Kennedy tomorrow against the Mariners, as Seatlle's hitters have an .873 OPS against Kennedy.
Kennedy was able to keep the majority of the Houston bats quiet on Thursday night. He allowed two hits, one being a solo home run by Jose Altuve. Kennedy also racked up the strikeouts, collected seven over seven innings of work.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy's start is somewhat of a surprise that I'm not sure if he will be able to keep up with. Many assumed Kennedy would struggle leaving Petco Park and arriving in the heart of the American League. If he's somehow still available, he's worth an add.
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Despite his hamstring injury, Ian Kennedy expects to make his first start of the regular season on Tuesday. Kennedy told reporters that his current injury feels different than the one that sidelined him for an extended period in 2015. (Source: Rustin Dodd on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy was the Royals' prime offseason acquisition. He's struggled with consistency throughout his career. Still, he figures to provide decent ratios while striking out nearly a batter per inning.
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Ian Kennedy pitched well, allowing just one home run in three innings of work during his second start this spring.
Fantasy Impact: For most of his career, Ian Kennedy has struggled with the long ball, including 31 in 2015. He's hoping that things will be different in his first season in Kansas City. Proceed with caution as he is making a transition back to the American League.
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Ian Kennedy allowed a run on three hits over two innings in his Spring Training debut over the weekend.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy moves from one pitcher-friendly ballpark to another this season. The difference in 2016 will be he's likely playing for a better overall team, increasing his opportunities for run support and wins. He has nice strikeout totals, and he's only a season removed from posting a 3.63 ERA with 207 Ks over 201 innings. Several of our experts like him well above his current ADP of 253.
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Ian Kennedy will join the World Champion Royals on a five-year, $70 million contract. Kennedy had a 9-15 record and 4.28 ERA in 2015 and will add rotation depth for the World Champions. (Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Although he has not shown huge impact on a standard statistics level, Kennedy's profile makes many believe that he could be a huge impact player in the future. Since going 21-4 with a 2.88 in 2011, Kennedy only has a 4.19 ERA and 1.32 WHIP, but he also has struck out more than a batter per inning in each of the last two seasons while improving on his strikeouts per nine in each of his six full seasons. A fly ball pitcher, Kennedy has posted one season with a GB/FB ratio better than 1, but had a 3.63 ERA and 3.21 FIP in that season (2014). Although he will not be drafted like one, Kennedy has an opportunity to be a SP3 this season, especially with a better chance for wins in Kansas City.
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Kennedy went six innings giving up one run. He allowed five hits while striking out 11. He won to bring his record on the season to 9-15.
Fantasy Impact: His ERA is now at 4.28. He has some talent so perhaps he turns it around in the future but this was not a good season for him.
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Kennedy went five innings giving up four runs. He allowed 11 hits and walked two while striking out five.
Fantasy Impact: His ERA on the season is now 4.38 which is less than elite. He has the ability to be a good pitcher but this has not been a great season for him.
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Kennedy went six innings giving up four runs (three earned). He allowed six hits and a walk while striking out five.
Fantasy Impact: He fell to 8-15 on the season with a 4.29 ERA. He has talent and could bounce back in 2016.
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Kennedy lasted only four and two third innings giving up seven runs. He allowed seven hits and walked three while walking two. Kennedy had a bad outing but he was also facing a pitcher who nearly threw a perfect game.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy is a talented pitcher who has had some outings where he has looked very strong while striking out several batters. He may be a buy low candidate in 2016 drafts if he falls far enough into the later rounds.
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Kennedy went five innings giving up six runs (four earned). He allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out nine. His ERA for the season rose to 3.99
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy is a medium league pitcher until he harnesses his talent more consistently.
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Kennedy went seven innings giving up two runs. He allowed five hits and walking two while striking out 12. He brought his ERA down to 3.88 for the season.
Fantasy Impact: He is a solid pitcher with very good stuff. He is not a consistent play for shallow leagues but he is a good medium league pitcher.
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Kennedy went six and two third innings giving up two runs. He allowed only two hits but walked five while striking out seven. He took the loss to fall to 8-12 on the season.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy got his ERA down to 3.94 which is respectable but he is not a shallow league play. In medium leagues or deeper, he can be a solid member of a staff.
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Kennedy went six scoreless innings allowing seven hits and a walk while striking out 10. The Padres added on runs and beat the Cardinals 8-0
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy needs to keep performing like this for awhile before he is considered anything more than a solid medium league pitcher.
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Mon, Aug 17th 3:38am EDT
By Jamie Mellor
Kennedy went six and two third innings allowing four runs (one earned). He gave up four hits and one walk while striking out eight. The four runs is more understandable when put in the context of the game being played at Coors Field. Unfortunately for Kennedy, San Diego was shutdown after two big offensive games.
Fantasy Impact: Right now Kennedy does not have strong statistics. He could turn it around but for now, he is a medium league pitcher.
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Ian Kennedy went five innings giving up one run. He allowed only two hits but six walks. He managed to strike out one batter and the bullpen did not allow a run so he got the victory in the 2-1 game.
Fantasy Impact: He is more of a depth play in medium leagues at the moment.
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Kennedy went seven innings giving up four runs. He allowed seven hits while striking out seven.
Fantasy Impact: He dropped to 6-10 with a 4.49 ERA. There are leagues where he will still have value but in a lot of leagues, he is hard to start consistently.
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Kennedy went seven innings giving up two runs. He allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five.
Fantasy Impact: He pitched well but his ERA is still fairly high. Own him in medium leagues for now.
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Ian Kennedy went six innings giving up a single run on Sunday. He allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out seven. He got the win, which was his sixth of the season.
Fantasy Impact: His ERA is still too high and his record is not very good. He still has talent but he is merely a solid medium league depth play until his numbers improve.
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Ian Kennedy went six innings giving up two runs. He allowed six hits with one walk while striking out six. He got the victory, which was his fifth of the season.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy has talent. He just simply has not been pitching well enough overall this season. Keep him on your bench in medium leagues if you have space but for now, he is a hard start most times out.
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Ina Kennedy lasted only four and one third inning giving up four runs (three earned) on Friday against Texas. He allowed four hits and three walks while striking out two. He picked up his ninth loss of the year.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy has talent. He just simply has not been pitching well enough this season. Keep him on your bench in medium leagues if you have space but for now, he is a hard start most times out.
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Ian Kennedy goes six innings giving up three runs against the Cardinals. He allowed eight base runners (seven hits and a HBP) while striking out four.
Fantasy Impact: He has been pitching better lately but it is hard to trust him to stay that good. Own him in a medium league.
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Wed, Jul 1st 1:36am EDT
By Jamie Mellor
For the second straight outing, Ian Kennedy had a game with a wide gap in value between reality and fantasy. He went five innings giving up four runs but only one was earned. He allowed five hits/walks while striking out five.
Fantasy Impact: This was his fourth straight outing allowing only one earned run. If he keeps this up, he is worth starting in medium leagues. Just be aware that he is risky given the way the earlier starts this season went.
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Thu, Jun 25th 1:27am EDT
By Jamie Mellor
Ian Kennedy went six innings giving up six runs but only one of the runs was earned. Nine base runners reached (five hits and four walks) while he struck out six.
Fantasy Impact: In terms of reality, he gave up six runs and lost the game. Luckily for his owners, most leagues only count earned runs so in those leagues, this was a solid outing. If he continues his recent run of strong outings, he could become a solid pitcher for medium sized leagues as he has had a few good seasons sprinkled into the course of his career.
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The San Diego Padres needed a strong outing to try to stop the momentum of the recent slide. Ian Kennedy delivered on Thursday. He went six innings giving up only one run. He held them to five base runners (four hits and a walk) while striking out four.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy's numbers still look bad, but he has been much better over the past four outings. If this continues, he could become a solid pitcher for medium sized leagues as he has had a few good seasons sprinkled into the course of his career.
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Ian Kennedy goes seven innings allowing one run. He allowed five base runners (four hits and a walk) while striking out four.
Fantasy Impact: Outside of the pitch that Grandal that was hit into the seats, Kennedy controlled the game. He did not get the win but it was a great outing and gives hope to his owners.
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Kennedy went five innings allowing three runs and eight base runners (eight hits) to go with his six strikeouts. He left the game trailing but the Padres rallied late to leave him with a no-decision.
Fantasy Impact: This was a mediocre performance. It is unlikely to destroy anyone's fantasy match-up but it was not the outing most were looking for. The one saving grace for fantasy owners is that if you play in a league with a cap on your IP, he gained six K's while only costing you five innings. He is still a hold for your bench in most leagues.
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Ian Kennedy bounced back from his rough outing last time with a 6 IP 2 ER performance Tuesday in a 7-2 victory over the Mets to capture his 3rd win.
Fantasy Impact: His 6 Ks with only 2 BB and 6 hits is a solid outing for the veteran. He should be owned in most leagues larger than 10 teams, but should be started with caution. Until he starts showing more consistency, he is a match up dependent starter at best, but one who is worth stashing in case he returns to the 207 K, sub-4.00 ERA SP he was last season.
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Ian Kennedy allowed seven earned runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings on Thursday against Pittsburgh. He also walked two and struckout five in the outing.
Fantasy Impact: Kennedy gave up a whopping three homers in the game, one in each of the first three innings, accounting for six of the seven runs. Kennedy's ERA is up over 7.00 now, as he has proven to be completely incompetent this season. Don't use him unless you have to, such as a deep NL-Only league.
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Ian Kennedy returned to the rotation thinking he was ready to go. Well after 4 1/3 innings and an 11-8 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night, Kennedy may need some bullpen work before getting into the regular rotation. He gave up 8 runs and three home-runs. His location and his rhythm just seemed off as the Dodgers hitters took advantage in a big way. Kennedy commented after looking over the video of his outing. "I didn't execute a lot of my pitches. And when I started falling behind [in the count], the pitches I tried to locate, I didn't locate them as well," Kennedy said. In the game tape Kennedy saw his upper-body was off which in turn was messing up with his throwing mechanics, an old behavior of his. "It's one of those things I've done in the past, I'm trying to get away from. Last year, it was an inning or two or a pitch here and there. I've got it pretty much figured out what it was," Kennedy said.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy remains a high risk/high reward type of pitcher for all you fantasy owners out there. If you have him, be weary and may be better to bench him for awhile. If he is on your waiver-wires, think twice about bringing him onto your every day rosters. If you have an empty bench slot, then maybe worth picking up. 8 runs was the most Kennedy's has given up since he gave up 10 against the Cardinals in June of 2013. So this is NOT a normal trend for Kennedy.
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Ian Kennedy finished his required rehab by throwing a side session on Wednesday. If Kennedy responds well on Thursday, then all signs are set for his return to the rotation Saturday vs the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Bud Black commented on Kennedy's rehab work. "Ian's side was good," manager Bud Black said. "He came out of it fine. We'll see how he is [Thursday], and make sure he's fine." With no starter penciled in for Saturday, Black reinforced the teams stance. "It'll be Kennedy or Despaigne," Black said. "You wouldn't be wrong speculating either. But you wouldn't be wrong if you speculated Kennedy a little more." (Source: MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: Odrisamer Despaigne has filled in, going 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA in 13 2/3 innings. Those numbers will go back into the bullpen if Kennedy is ready to start Saturday vs the Dodgers. As for Kennedy, it becomes the "high risk, high reward" situation you started the season with. Better to steer clear until Ian Kennedy has some quality starts without injury under his belt.
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Fri, Apr 10th 11:32am EDT
By LaShawn Encarnacion
Ian Kennedy left the Padres home opener after just 2 1/3 inning pitched with a hamstring strain. "I just felt something grab and [in the third inning] I could feel it slowly and slowly getting tighter," Kennedy said. He had to that point thrown 33 pitches with just two hits allowed, two walks and two strikeouts. Padres ended up losing to the Giants 1-0 in 12 innings. "This could be a possible disabled list [stint]. It's a mild hamstring strain. Those are tricky. Our doctors have looked at him," said Padres manager Bud Black.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy is heading to the 15-day DL. His replacement, Odrismer Despaigne made his case for replacing Kennedy as he retired all 14 batters he faced in relief. He might be worth a pick up off the waiver-wire as Bud Black has confirmed that Despaigne will make Kennedy's next scheduled start against the Diamondbacks Tuesday.
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Ian Kennedy got his final tune up against the Mexican international team, the Diablo Rojos. He stuck out 3 over 3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the Diablo Rojos 8-0.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy holds a 1-1 record this spring with a 3.78 ERA. He's allowed 7 earned runs (4 of them via home run) and has walked 4 while striking out 16 in just over 16 innings pitched. Kennedy is looking like he is settling down & healthy, so expect solid contributions this season.
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Ian Kennedy gave up 2 runs on 4 hits over 3 innings against the Indians. Both runs were home runs - a Carlos Santana blast to right field and a Francisco Lindor inside-the-park homer after a misplay by Wil Myers.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy's spring struggles continue. During his three starts, he has yielded 12 hits over just 6 2/3 innings, whilst conceding 7 earned runs (4 home runs). It is likely that he will soon find his groove so expect 200 IP & 200 SO.
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Ian Kennedy gave up 3 ER on 5 hits in 1.2 innings against the Giants. He struck out two and conceded a home run to Joe Panik.
Fantasy Impact: With the big bat additions in San Diego, Ian Kennedy will expect to improve on last season's 13 - 13 record. He pitched 201 innings with an ERA of 3.63. It is debatable whether he will justify being one of the first 50 SP off the board.
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Kennedy came into the game after Andrew Cashner lasted for one inning giving up three hits and one run. Kennedy gave up 3 hits, 2 runs (both earned) one walk and no K's in two innings of work.
Fantasy Impact: Ian Kennedy got beat up as Nelson Cruz homered and Robinson Cano doubled off the right-hander. His 3.63 ERA was good last year. He will be one of the starters on the Padres. Not a bad guy to have on your fantasy team as a number 5 or 6 pitcher.
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