Buddy Kennedy

25-Year-Old Third Baseman3B

Detroit Tigers

2024 Stats

AVG

.333

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

The best skill Kennedy has shown during his time in the minors has been his ability to draw a walk, as he drew free passes at a 16.4 percent rate in 2023 at the Triple-A level and boasts a 12.6 percent walk rate over six seasons on the farm. He did club 22 home runs and stole 16 bases between the High- and Double-A levels in 2021, but both of those numbers look like clear outliers in his career. Kennedy did very little in spot duty with the Diamondbacks the last two seasons and then jumped to the Oakland and St. Louis organizations via waivers. The 25-year-old is part of a crowded competition for a reserve infielder role but seems likely to report to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2024 campaign. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 190

DOB 10/5/1998

Born Millville, NJ

College None

Drafted 5th Rd 2017 ARI

Launches first homer

3BDetroit Tigers

April 21, 2024

Kennedy went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Sunday's win over Minnesota.

ANALYSIS
Kennedy brought home a run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning before drilling a two-run shot in the third. It was his first MLB home run since the 2022 campaign. The 25-year-old slashed .288/.354/.509 with nine extra-base hits in 15 games with Triple-A Toledo prior to being called up Saturday.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+21%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+400%

OPS vs RHP

2023

+66%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+54%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.679	72	6	1	10	0	.234	.319	.359
Since 2022vs Right	.563	57	6	1	6	0	.174	.281	.283
2024vs Left	.500	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
2024vs Right	2.500	4	1	1	3	0	.500	.500	2.000
2023vs Left	.554	23	0	0	1	0	.200	.304	.250
2023vs Right	.333	6	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
2022vs Left	.738	47	6	1	9	0	.256	.319	.419
2022vs Right	.480	47	4	0	3	0	.175	.255	.225
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+21%

OPS at Home

2024

-100%

OPS on Road

2023

+434%

OPS on Road

2022

+128%

OPS at Home

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.687	66	8	1	11	0	.246	.318	.368
Since 2022Away	.569	63	4	1	5	0	.170	.286	.283
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	1.833	6	1	1	3	0	.333	.500	1.333
2023Home	.154	13	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000
2023Away	.822	16	1	0	1	0	.308	.438	.385
2022Home	.815	53	8	1	11	0	.304	.358	.457
2022Away	.357	41	2	0	1	0	.108	.195	.162
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Stat Review

How does Buddy Kennedy compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

2.00

BB Rate

33.3%

K Rate

16.7%

BABIP

.000

ISO

1.000

AVG

.333

OBP

.500

SLG

1.333

OPS

1.833

wOBA

.580

Exit Velocity

101.2 mph

Hard Hit Rate

66.7%

Barrels/PA

33.3%

Expected BA

.428

Expected SLG

1.478

Sprint Speed

21.9 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

0.0%

Line Drive %

33.3%

Fly Ball %

66.7%

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March 29, 2023

Kennedy was sent to the minors Friday but on the heels of a stellar spring training. Kennedy slashed .424/.525/.606 in 40 plate appearances.

ANALYSIS
Much of the attention throughout Arizona's spring training has gone to young phenom Corbin Carroll, but Kennedy did his fair share of booming. Kennedy posted a less inspiring .217/.287./.325 slash across 94 plate appearances last season, but the 24-year-old is likely to factor into the Diamondbacks' plans sooner rather than later. It's a surprisingly crowded infield depth chart in Arizona, however, so his exact usage remains to be determined.

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Kennedy looked to be working his way into being a decent prospect in 2021 when he posted a .907 OPS with 22 home runs and 16 stolen bases between the High- and Double-A levels as a 22-year-old. He regressed in 2022, though, both during his time at Triple-A and a brief run in the big leagues, leading to him losing his spot on the 40-man roster this offseason. Hailing from the same high school as Mike Trout, Kennedy offers a little versatility and speed but seems destined to be a fantasy afterthought even if he gets another chance.

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