Angels hopeful of landing Ian Kennedy

[Docwaukee]

if a pure salary dump then fine.  otherwise, no f'n way for anything of value

[Angel Oracle]

Stop acquiring D-Backs players Dipoto, other teams have players too.

Just STOP it!

Now I wonder if Dipoto was a plant from another org, to keep the Halos down.

[nando714]

Can we have Corbin back?

Pretty please

[Glen]

Hes the Asian Kendrick. So much "potential" never done anything with it.

 

 

Hasn't had much of a chance until now, and he's improving.

[Toby Ziegler]

Good. Trade Borenstein and a few others for him.

[Ohtaniland]

He's a Kennedy and that's all that matters.

[HaloCory22]

He's a Kennedy and that's all that matters.

Too easy.

[Angel Oracle]

Kennedy = Haren

STOP IT!

Fire Dipoto's a__ if Kennedy is acquired for any one decent!

[Tyler]

http://www.angelswin-forum.com/forums/topic/1748-ian-kennedy-a-prime-trade-candidate/

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Padres, please outbid the Angels!

Angels, Padres Eyeing Ian Kennedy

By Steve Adams [July 30 at 4:49pm CST]

Earlier today, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports wrote that the Angels could be interested in landing D'Backs right-hander Ian Kennedy, as Halos GM Jerry Dipoto is a former Diamondbacks executive who is very familiar with Kennedy. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports now tweets that the Angels are "hopeful" of landing Kennedy, whom the D'Backs have been shopping recently. Steve Gilbert of MLB.com adds that the Padres are also interested in Kennedy (Twitter link), and Buster Olney of ESPN lists the Cubs as a potential landing place as well (on Twitter).

Kennedy, 28, is a buy-low candidate in the midst of his worst full season at the Major League level. Through 119 innings for the D'Backs, he has a 5.22 ERA with 7.6 K/9, 3.4 BB/9 and a 36.2 percent ground-ball rate. Each of those represents the worst full-season mark of Kennedy's career. Kennedy is owed roughly $1.4MM over the remainder of the season and can be controlled through 2015 as an arbitration-eligible player.

[Angels]

If it's for cheap and for someone we have no use for (like a CJ Cron), sure. If it's for someone valuable, no.

 

Ian Kennedy would be nothing more than a project. He has never been nearly as good as that one year (2011) and his numbers/results have been declining these last few years.

[mtangelsfan]

Hes the Asian Kendrick. So much "potential" never done anything with it.

 

That's a pretty silly statement.  Howie has had a pretty damn succesful career. He is a solid major league player.

[kevinb]

Gosh damn it Dipoto WE WANT TO GET YOUNGER not trade for old players for f*cks sake man. Rebuild and get younger not stay the same freaking age! 

[SoWhat]

I hate Dipoto

[Lifetime]

http://www.angelswin-forum.com/forums/topic/1748-ian-kennedy-a-prime-trade-candidate/

LOL @ Bourjos for Kennedy

[stevestevens]

Kennedy has walked a lot of guys this year. Sounds like something butcher would be right in top of fixing

[HaloCory22]

That's a pretty silly statement.  Howie has had a pretty damn succesful career. He is a solid major league player.

Solid? Yes. Lived up to his potential or what he was projected to be? No. Then again, that might have been our scouting who dropped the ball on that one.

[SigBaby]

Gosh damn it Dipoto WE WANT TO GET YOUNGER not trade for old players for f*cks sake man. Rebuild and get younger not stay the same freaking age!

Hes 28. If we trade a piece alrady in the majors like Callaspo for him, then who cares

[Angel Oracle]

Kennedy has gone from 2.80 ERA to 4.02 to 5.22 in just 2 years.

Why Dipoto, WHY?

 

5.22 ERA in the NL = close to 6.00 ERA in the AL.

JUST SAY FREAKING NO!!!!!!!

[mtangelsfan]

Solid? Yes. Lived up to his potential or what he was projected to be? No. Then again, that might have been our scouting who dropped the ball on that one.

 

You said he's done nothing with his potential.  I would think becoming a succesful major league player is more than nothing.

[Angel Oracle]

Nobody is blanton. Hes far more durable than Hanson and this is his first bad full season in the majors

4.02 ERA (2012) in the NL isn't that good either.

Like Haren did from 2010-2012, Kennedy is on the same decline. 

PASS!

[HaloCory22]

You said he's done nothing with his potential.  I would think becoming a succesful major league player is more than nothing.

Now you're just nitpicking.

[tdawg87]

I will be perfectly ok with trading for Kennedy if the Angels only give up players already on the roster (who are not Trumbo, Bourjos, or any of the other obvious choices)

 

Given his numbers this year, there is no reason for Arizona to be wanting players like that. And if they do there is no reason Dipoto should be offering them.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Hmmm... Guess who Baseball Reference lists as the #1 in similarity score to Kennedy?

 

Tommy Hanson.

[Angel Oracle]

That sounds so Dipoto!

Just resign Dipoto, and go back to running someone's farm system.

That is your one talent!

 

Dipoto = Bill Bavasi!