Kennedy crucial for 2008? Add it up
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Dec 05, 2007 
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Putting my public school education to good use, just did this quick stat:
Total innings pitched (major, minors and postseason) in 2007
Ian Kennedy 165.1
Joba Chamberlain 116
Phil Hughes 115.2
This perhaps sheds a little light on why the Yankees were so interested in hanging on to Kennedy. Unless they abandon all common sense, Chamberlain won’t be throwing 200 innings next season. More like 175. The same is probably true of Hughes.
But Kennedy is at a stage in his conditioning where he could go 200 fairly easily. Given that Hughes and Chamberlain will have to be skipped from time to time, Kennedy could prove critical.
Kennedy could be a nice fit, given that Wang, Pettitte, Hughes and Chamberlain are power pitchers. His finesse should be effective.
Mike Mussina will figure in the mix somewhere, perhaps as the No. 5 starter. But given his uneven performance last season and age, it’s hard to count on him for much more than 25 starts.
Meanwhile, Mrs. IPK has started four games and is averaging 21 minutes for the USC women’s team.
I’m sure Mrs. IPK appreciates her husband’s ability to go late into a ballgame.
Kennedy reminds me a bit of Moose and a whole lot of Catfish.
I’m sure Mrs. IPK appreciates her husband’s ability to go late into a ballgame.
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Report: Twins try to instigate three-way
Johan Santana – S – MIN – Dec. 5 – 4:48 pm et
MLBTradeRumors.com, citing a trusted New York sportswriter, says the Twins have attempted to initiate talks on a three-team deal that would net them Dan Haren, send Johan Santana to the Mets and Jose Reyes to the A’s.
It’s a huge long shot, but it is the kind of deal the Twins should have been aiming for in the first place if they wanted to stay in contention. This rumor has the A’s also sending Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to the Mets, while getting Kevin Mulvey back. Hector Pellot would go to the Twins. Dec. 5 – 4:48 pm et
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best laugh all night!
Wang and Pettitte are considered power pitchers?
it was all bartap
Ive been saying for some time i think Kennedy will have the best season of the big 3.
I think you are absolutely right Pete. I think Pettitte and Wang will each get 32+ starts with Hughes, Chamberlain, Moose and Kennedy making up the rest. When Hughes and Chamberlain need to skip a start to keep their innings down Kennedy or Moose can step in. The only issue I have with your post is calling Pettitte a power pitcher. He used to be but he definitely isn’t one anymore. His old pitching style was to use the cutter on righties a lot but he doesn’t do that as much anymore.
Johan/Crosby – Mets
Haren/Reyes – Twins
Gomez/Slowey/Mulvey – Oakland
As much as I hate to admit it, Michael Kay is right when he says “Mussina is a creature of habit.” He is affected by getting off his rhythm for one game so how is he going to work through this new role in 2008?
Great deal for Oakland. Thats all they want for Haren right?
Any pics of Mrs Kennedy?
yanks: that deal is horrible for oakland.
RoosterRooster: c’mon. . . 3 prospects? Gomez isn’t that good. . . Haren was an amazing pitcher in the first half and crosby is a good player. I don’t see billy beane making this deal.
I just want a resolution to the whole Santana debacle, preferably with him staying in Minnesota for the 2008 season and hitting the FA market (i.e. the Yankees roster) the following off-season. I’d love to see him fronting a rotation followed by the Big three and Wang.
bartap: If santana goes to the Yankees and they have Wang and the Big 3, where does Pettite fit in? They have to keep room on the roster for him for the next 10 years.
Well why didn’t I hear about this earlier? Now i say stay away from Santana.
mulvey/slowey/gomez/pellot end up in oakland..
my bad
Sorry yanks-
Need to get this fictitious rumor straight!
Oakland gets Reyes and Kevin Mulvey
Mets get Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson
Twins get Haren and Hector Pellot and HOSED!
Mike in SF:
Just enter her name into the Google image search…more than enough pictures
My fellow Yankees fans, ask not what the Yankees can do for Ian Patrick Kennedy. Ask what Kennedy can do for the Yankees. [applause]
Why start talking about the 2009 rotation when the 2008 isn’t even settled for certain yet?
Just a sidenote, every picture I see of Ian Kennedy looks completely different haha
Right now, the “starting 6″ (including the memorial Ramiro Mendoza 6th starter slot) looks like this:
1. Pettitte
2. Wang
3. Hughes
4. Chamberlain or Kennedy
5. Moose
6. Karstens or Igawa
That’s a plenty deep starting staff with quantity, but some would argue that a top of the rotation ace would be preferred. The ace would just slide everyone else down a slot, giving the Yankees 9 major league arms for 6 slots. Of course, one or two of the nine would be moved in a trade for an ace.
Here’s what Cashman may be thinking….there’s a team out there with a top-of-the-rotation starter who the team will soon not be able to afford. That same team would love to pick up a few inexpensive back-of-rotation starters like Igawa and Karstens, plus a prospect. Go get ‘em, Cash!
Joba pitched some innings in Hawaii last year too I think, so his inning total was something like 140, if I rember correctly.
I just framed this for my wall.
http://www.doubleazone.com/ima.....edding.jpg
Why would that rumor have any legs whatsoever? Honestly, if the Twins were looking at just getting a swap of pitchers then maybe, because as the rumor says – the Twins get Haren. That’s it.
Think about the way that Smith has been working on getting so much for his pitcher. No package is nearly large enough, yet he is going to settle for this? Why? If the Mets were going to give up Reyes, why wouldn’t they work directly with the Twins then? Of the talent level the one team that gets the least is giving up the largest talent player. While the other teams are giving up others, the real loser, as in most of the deals going to them, is the Twins.
Igawa-San Diego was interested since Yankees paid the posting fee and he’s signed fo 4 more years at 4M/year.
Maybe the Orioles will take Moose back! He pitched some good games in August-all against the weaker teams.
Maybe Oakland will take Giambi back, along with the 16M the Yanks would have to pay Oakland!!
How about Johnny Damon back to the Red Sox for Coco Crisp??
Unfortunately we are stuck with some declining, oft-injured players with cumbersome contracts and NT clauses!!
Okay – I admit – I’m no longer very good at remember people’s names. What is Mrs. IPK’s name since it doesn’t look like she’s using Kennedy?
My husband likes Kennedy. Thinks he might end up being better than Hughes, but even if not, he likes, as Pete said, that he’s a different kind of pitcher – complementary.
I don’t think Pettitte is exactly a power pitcher at this stage of his career.
I’d make the rumored Moose for pelfrey trade.
Dave, i heard that Cash nixed that trade. Pelfrey’s value has gone down.
Pelfrey is a loser – we don’t need him.
I’d make that trade. Then ship pelfrey, hughes and melky for santana. Done.
Ian’s wife’s name is Alison Jaskowiak and I am glad to see that she has not changed her name.
No way – Moose is too valuble. He wins no less than 16 this year.
check out what ipk is pointing at in that wedding pic…
psyched you’re finally gonna hit that, huh ian?
Moose wins 6 if he is lucky – there is no difference b/w his fastball and change.
oh no cash is calling http://web.yesnetwork.com/imag.....m9UzxE.jpg
ha. thats probably the bus to cleveland in the background.
IPK is married to Markisha Lea?
Im kidding…
This is what I have been saying – Yanks will do a 2/4 rotation next year if they are smart
Pettite Wang start every 5th day
Hughes/Chamberlain/Kennedy/Moose split the other starts with each guy doing 2 months or so in the rotation followed by 3 weeks in the pen to rest their arms.
Sounds like the Knicks could use Mrs. IPK
you gotta believe that minaya would love the moose. Moose in the NL would have no higher than a 3 1/2 era. why the Yankees would want pelfrey, is another story