Kendrick Brings Struggles Elsewhere
Posted by Amanda Orr, Thu, March 26, 2009 09:54 PM | Comments: 11
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Kyle Kendrick, who was recently demoted to the minor leagues, made his first spring start with the Lehigh Vally IronPigs.
Kendrick allowed four runs in the first inning of the IronPigs’ 8-3 loss to the Yankees Triple-A team. In 3.1 innings of work, Kendrick allowed 5 earned runs on nine hits and 3 walks. He struck out two.
Kendrick said he’ll be back on the major league roster, but for now, he is going to need a little more work in the minors.
Posts: 0 IRONPIGPEN
Why does Kendrick fail to excite me ever since spring training started?
Kendrick = ugh
“Carrasco For Opening Day” = new IRONPIGPEN motto
Posted: 10:57 PM on March 26, 2009
Posts: 0 Jim
anyone else starting to get the feeling that kendrick just wont make it in the majors?
Posted: 12:26 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Meat Balls
Nice kid, but it seems as if he is pitching his way out of baseball. He is entirely to predictable on the mound. Dude, change speeds and paint the black!
Posted: 07:31 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
Jesus Christ
Posted: 09:30 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
no Manny
they won’t confuse Kendrick with Him.
I have Kendrick’s holy gourd
the real Kendrick would deny that he’s the messiah
Posted: 09:38 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Joel
Like I said right after the season ended…….TRADE HIM NOW!!!!!!!!!!
His stock is plummeting faster than the speed of light!!!!!
Posted: 10:32 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Yeah Manny, that’s just what came out of my mouth when I read this. The poor guy always looks so confused/clueless when he’s asked questions, maybe he’s just shy, maybe being a starter in the majors is just not his forte, at this point it’s hard to say, but I’ll stick to my guns-he needs a COMPLETE change of venue.
Posted: 10:41 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 JohnKruksLoveChild
We’ve seen him be effective, there’s talent there. During this first season when he was unknown and so was his stuff, he induced a lot of ground balls and it upped his confidence. When he’s sure of his stuff he gets more aggressive and does pretty well.
But there lies his greatest flaw, which is that when the pressure mounts, he can’t keep his cool. Granted he’s a vet, there are those games when Jamie’s stuff just isn’t happening and by the 2nd inning hitters are peppering the field with his low speed pitches. There isn’t a OUNCE of that reflected in Moyer’s face, he is a rock the entire time, even though he knows Durbin is probably warming up.
Kendrick on the other hand disintegrates. The way this comes out is he nibbles instead of attacking, and his slider starts coming up in the zone, and his fastballs float out there like fat meatballs. In the past he made some incredible recoveries after getting into nasty jams, but it always seemed like he was majorly relived to have skated by, instead of confident he could fight out of the mess.
Kyle is suffering from a crisis of confidence, just like our financial system !
Posted: 10:50 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
He lost his mojo big time… location, location, location. If he can’t figure out why he’s leaving the ball up in the zone, he has no chance.
Posted: 11:20 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Don M
Kendrick can’t get any worse… and since the only thing he could do would be improve, why trade him now?
You won’t get anything in return for him.
Posted: 11:55 AM on March 27, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
I’m with Don M, you can’t get anything for him right now. If Colorado would take him for Jeff Baker, then the Phillies could pick him up if they’re not convinced of John Mayberry Jr.
Kendrick should have been traded before the ’08 season after his ’07 fluke. Hindsight is 20/20.
Posted: 12:23 PM on March 27, 2009