2022 Stats
W-L
4-5
ERA
3.13
WHIP
1.26
K
35
SV
7
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Kennedy was invited to the Rangers camp last spring as an insurance policy with potential closers Jose Leclerc and Jonathan Hernandez shelved with elbow injuries and Matt Bush a perennial injury risk. Kennedy not only earned a spot on the opening day roster, but he was also installed as Texas' closer. Kennedy needed a May IL visit for a hamstring issue, but he otherwise notched 16 saves before being shipped to Philadelphia at the trade deadline where he notched 10 more saves. Kennedy's 3.20 ERA and 1.10 WHIP benefited from a .244 BABIP and 91.9% LOB mark. His 3.71 SIERA and 4.45 xFIP are more telling, as are 12 homers in 56.1 frames. While the league is getting smarter with reliever deployments, some clubs still hang their hat on "he's a proven closer", so Kennedy could continue to find ninth-inning work. However, his skills are such he could lose the job, so buyer beware. Read Past Outlooks

Secures seventh save
Kennedy struck out one batter and issued a walk while earning a save with a scoreless inning during Monday's win over Pittsburgh.
ANALYSIS
Kennedy worked around a one-out walk to Tucupita Marcano and didn't have much issue finishing off the 3-0 win. The veteran righty has converted three straight save chances and has allowed just one run in 7.2 innings since blowing his last opportunity July 24. He's now sporting a 3.13 ERA with a 35:15 K:BB through 41 appearances. He seems to have passed Mark Melancon in the pecking order for saves, though we'll see if the Diamondbacks continue a committee approach or settle on Kennedy as the clear guy.
Kennedy worked around a one-out walk to Tucupita Marcano and didn't have much issue finishing off the 3-0 win. The veteran righty has converted three straight save chances and has allowed just one run in 7.2 innings since blowing his last opportunity July 24. He's now sporting a 3.13 ERA with a 35:15 K:BB through 41 appearances. He seems to have passed Mark Melancon in the pecking order for saves, though we'll see if the Diamondbacks continue a committee approach or settle on Kennedy as the clear guy.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Ian Kennedy generally throw?
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What part of the game does Ian Kennedy generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-26%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .221 | 50 | 22 | 38 | 11 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .246 | 62 | 15 | 59 | 13 | |||
2022vs Left | .185 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .250 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 4 | |||
2021vs Left | .231 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 6 | |||
2021vs Right | .205 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 6 | |||
2020vs Left | .259 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||
2020vs Right | .371 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-18%
ERA at Home
2022
-3%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.57 | 1.19 | 58.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.35 | 1.31 | 49.2 | 9.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.18 | 1.10 | 22.2 | 7.1 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.07 | 1.50 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 3.7 | ||||
2021Home | 3.00 | 1.09 | 33.0 | 10.1 | 2.7 | ||||
2021Away | 3.47 | 1.11 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 2.7 | ||||
2020Home | 15.43 | 3.43 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | ||||
2020Away | 7.71 | 1.46 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ian Kennedy compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.33K/9
8.4BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.4 mphERA
3.13WHIP
1.26BABIP
.278GB/FB
0.50Left On Base
77.5%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2363 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.8%Swinging Strike
9.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Kennedy came into the 2019 season having started 289 of the 291 games he had appeared in as a major leaguer. He surprised us all when we went out and compiled an effective 30-save season for Kansas City in 2019, and conversely let many down in 2020 when he failed to save a game and pitched ineffectively around injury. It would best be served to just wipe 2020 off the ledger for Kennedy and focus on what he did as a reliever in 2019 when he eliminated his changeup and went fastball-cutter-curve. At 36 years old, it is unrealistic to ask Kennedy to go back into the rotation after pitching in relief the previous two years, and he proved what he is capable of in 2019. He is going to land a one-year contract this winter as long as the body is healthy as many a bullpen could use his experience. To an extent, 2019 is repeatable.
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Handed fifth loss
Kennedy (4-5) took the loss during Saturday's 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Rockies, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout in one inning.
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Logs sixth save
Kennedy saved Friday's 6-5 win against the Rockies, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
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Could get saves
Kennedy could be next up for saves as the Diamondbacks shift to a closer-by-committee approach, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Earns fifth save
Kennedy picked up the save Tuesday in Cleveland, striking out the side in the ninth inning of a 6-3 victory.
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Goes five outs for win
Kennedy (4-4) threw 1.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win over San Francisco on Tuesday.
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