Ian Kennedy

  1. Ian Kennedy: Two Years After the Yankees Traded Him, Having the Last Laugh

    Ian Kennedy made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees on September 1st, 2007. He earned the win, allowing one earned run in seven innings, striking out six, walking two and allowing five hits...

    Matthew Cohen Written by Matthew Cohen about 1 month ago 186 reads 0 comments

  2. MLB Prospects: Which Team Will Have the Next Great Homegrown Starting Rotation?

    On Sunday morning, Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post wrote an article suggesting that the Rockies ’ return to contention is dependent upon the development and success of ...

    Mike Rosenbaum Written by Mike Rosenbaum about 1 month ago 3,432 reads 39 comments

  3. Ian Kennedy: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Has Dominated the San Diego Padres

    The Arizona Diamondbacks (4-1) and San Diego Padres (2-4) will play the rubber game of a three-game set between National League West rivals inside Petco Park on Thursday night in San Diego, with the first pitch scheduled for 10:05 ET...

    Jeff Grant Written by Jeff Grant about 1 month ago 265 reads 0 comments

  4. Bang for Your Buck: The 5 Best Value Rotations in MLB

    The Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels have some of the best rotations in baseball, but they paid heavily for them...

    Brandon Tripp Written by Brandon Tripp about 1 month ago 118 reads 0 comments

  5. MLB Opening Day: Ranking the 3 Best Games to Watch over Opening Day Weekend

    Major League Baseball's Opening Day is just around the corner, after we waited from November through March for the sport to return...

    Baily Deeter Written by Baily Deeter about 2 months ago 732 reads 0 comments

  6. Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2012: 5 Pitchers You Must Target Early

    If you have a top pick, you absolutely must snag a pitcher like Justin Verlander—your fantasy rotation depends on it. Like a quarterback in fantasy football, many hesitate to select pitchers with their first pick or two...

    Nick Houser Written by Nick Houser about 2 months ago 593 reads 0 comments

  7. Fantasy Baseball 2012: 15-Team Mock Simulation with Slot No. 8

    Here's the first dry run of draft expectations when holding the No. 8 slot in 15-team mixed roto leagues, specifically working off the Average Draft Position report from our friends at Mock Draft Central...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 2 months ago 275 reads 1 comments

  8. 2012 MLB Predictions: Top 5 NL Cy Young Award Contenders

    MLB spring training is just getting under way and that means that it is time for predictions. Over the course of spring training I will be posting lots of slideshows with my predictions for all kinds of things in the MLB this year...

    Ryan Bothmann Written by Ryan Bothmann about 3 months ago 889 reads 19 comments

  9. 5 Reasons Why the Arizona Diamondbacks Can Repeat as NL West Champions in 2012

    The Arizona Diamondbacks (94-68 in 2011) surprised everybody last season when they snuck up on the 2010 World Champion San Francisco Giants . Many experts thought the Giants would snap out of their funk...

    Charles Misra Written by Charles Misra about 3 months ago 566 reads 7 comments

  10. Clayton Kershaw and 10 Other Preseason NL Cy Young Contenders

    Baseball is so close. As a major snow storm rips across the Midwest, it might be easy to forget that pitchers and catchers begin reporting to camps this week, and spring training baseball games start in only three short weeks...

    Conner Boyd Written by Conner Boyd about 3 months ago 192 reads 7 comments

  11. Arizona Diamondbacks 2012 Preview: Top 5 Questions to Be Answered

    The Arizona Diamondbacks have their first spring training game in just 15 days with split-squad games against the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies . April 6th marks the regular-season opener at Chase Field against the Giants...

    Michael Dunlap Written by Michael Dunlap about 4 months ago 762 reads 18 comments

  12. Every MLB Team's Least Charismatic Pitcher

    Charisma makes us remember pitchers. Think about Brian Wilson. Sure, he is a dominant closer, but he is mostly known for his presence on the mound. Historically, why do we remember Jose Lima? Of course, we remember him for Lima Time...

    Zak Schmoll Written by Zak Schmoll about 4 months ago 347 reads 5 comments

  13. Arizona Diamondbacks: Setting Arizona's All-Time Starting Rotation

    The Arizona Diamondbacks may be the youngest team in baseball, but the 14-year-old club has already seen some tremendous pitchers pass through the desert in its brief history...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 6 months ago 1,074 reads 0 comments

  14. Arizona Diamondbacks: Can Kirk Gibson's Team Repeat as NL West Champs?

    The 2011 Diamondbacks captured the NL West crown with a comfy eight-game lead and balanced roster. The lineup finally cut down on strikeouts to post the league’s ninth highest ...

    George Denny Written by George Denny about 7 months ago 154 reads 0 comments

  15. Starting Pitchers to Consider in 2011-12 Offseason for Arizona Diamondbacks

    As the Diamondbacks look toward the 2012 MLB season, they will no doubt be in the market for one, if not two, good arms to accompany the likes of Ian Kennedy , Daniel Hudson and Micah Owings...

    Gil Imber Written by Gil Imber about 7 months ago 406 reads 0 comments

  16. MLB Playoffs: These LDS Game 5's Have Resulted in an Exciting Opening Week

    Yesterday, the Detroit Tigers upset the favored New York Yankees with an exciting 3-2 victory in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, and they will be facing the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship Series tomorrow night...

    Erick Fernandez Written by Erick Fernandez about 8 months ago 198 reads 0 comments

  17. 2011 MLB Playoffs: A Sneak Peek at Brewers/D-Backs Pitching Match Ups

    We continue our series of looking at pitching matchups by looking at the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks . Tonight's game is a rematch of the Ian Kennedy and Yovani Gallardo match up from Game 1...

    Scott Barzilla Written by Scott Barzilla about 8 months ago 145 reads 0 comments

  18. MLB's Top 100 Players: All Hail King Albert?

    I'm not ashamed to admit it... The early, pulse-pounding action of the MLB postseason has given me a textbook case of "baseball fever...

    John Frascella Written by John Frascella about 8 months ago 471 reads 2 comments

  19. NLDS Schedule 2011: Cardinals and D-Backs Poised to Bring Game 5 to Fans

    Two teams with little hope took on juggernauts in the NLDS this week. By Wednesday, we had proof yet again that nothing is certain in the crazy MLB postseason. The Arizona Diamondbacks and St...

    Gabe Zaldivar Written by Gabe Zaldivar about 8 months ago 427 reads 0 comments

  20. Arizona Diamondbacks: Comparing the 2011 Squad to the 2001 World Series Winners

    It has been 10 years since the Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in one of the most dramatic Series conclusions in history. The 2011 team returns to the postseason for the third time since the 2001 championship season...

    Matthew Dicker Written by Matthew Dicker about 8 months ago 442 reads 3 comments

  21. MLB 2011 Playoffs: 5 Reasons Why the Arizona Diamondbacks Can Still Win the NLDS

    The Arizona Diamondbacks have had an incredible run this season to overtake the defending World Series Champion Giants and go from worst to first...

    Dan Popoloski Written by Dan Popoloski about 8 months ago 159 reads 0 comments

  22. Milwaukee Brewers NLDS Game 1: Brewers Strike First

    As expected, the first game of the National League Divisional Series has been a classic pitcher’s struggle through the first half. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks have each started their best, and the numbers reflect this...

    Elyssa Gutbrod Written by Elyssa Gutbrod about 8 months ago 53 reads 0 comments

  23. 2011 MLB Playoff Schedule: Verlander vs. Sabathia and 3 Best Pitching Matchups

    There's enough great pitching in the 2011 MLB postseason to make even Cy Young blush. And keep in mind, the man after whom baseball's Most Outstanding Pitcher award is named has been six feet under for nearly 66 years...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 8 months ago 168 reads 0 comments

  24. 2011 MLB Playoffs: 5 Reasons the Arizona Diamondbacks Could Win the World Series

    Out of the eight teams playing postseason baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks seem to be the team getting the least attention. Vegas has set the odds at 10-1 for the Diamondbacks to win it all—tied with the Cardinals for the lowest...

    Jack Butler Written by Jack Butler about 8 months ago 427 reads 2 comments

  25. MLB Playoffs: Preview and Prediction of the Series No One Is Talking About

    On Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, the third of four MLB postseason series will get underway as the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the hometown Brewers...

    Drake Smith Written by Drake Smith about 8 months ago 227 reads 0 comments