Tag Archives: Ian Kennedy

Yankees are excellent at developing pitchers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

Over the years the Yankees have received endless criticism for their development of pitchers. This criticism is based on the assumption that other teams are better at it, and that they fail to develop as many pitchers as other teams. Looking at the 150 starting pitchers in the MLB today paints a different picture. The ...

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Re-Visiting the Curtis Granderson Trade

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees were fresh off their first World Series victory in about 10 years when general manager Brian Cashman shook up the team a bit by trading for center fielder Curtis Granderson. It was a bit of a controversial move as Granderson seemed to be on a downward trend in his career while the Yankees gave ...

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Yankees Pitching Coach Dave Eiland Had to Go

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

In the fallout of the Yankees firing their pitching coach Dave Eiland there seems to be a fair amount of people who have labeled him a scapegoat as if he somehow deserved to stay. That isn't the case, in some ways Eiland was the biggest problem the 2010 Yankees faced. Eiland joined the team at the end ...

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Yankees in the Sunday Papers

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

As it's been since the Yankees announced that Phil Hughes won the fifth starter job the news has been a little slow and probably will be until the season starts. So let's take a look at what's in the Sunday papers: Bill Madden of the NY Daily News proves that he's forgotten more about baseball than ...

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Did the Yankees Give Up on Ian Kennedy To Soon?

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees drafted Ian Kennedy in the first round of the 2006 draft and by the end of the 2007 season he not only pitching in the majors, but over three starts he was pitching brilliantly. He pitched so well in fact that it earned him a spot in the 2008 rotation coming out of spring ...

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Former Yankees in Pictures

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

I was checking some new pictures of former Yankees. They look pretty weird so I thought I'd pass them along. Apparently the Yankees were keeping a lot of players from growing facial hair, especially Jason Giambi. We've got Johnny Damon in a Detroit Tigers uniform: Austin Jackson in a Detroit Tigers uniform (I like Granderson, but it ...

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Assessing the 2009 Yankees Rotation in Historical, Championship Perspective

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jason

Peter Menking has done a terrific job breaking down the current rotation, including today’s post on Joba Chamberlain, to provide readers with a good glimpse into what they may expect from a strong 2010 rotation. In turn, I figured a look back at last year’s championship staff would allow a worthwhile comparison between last ...

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Tell Us What You Think of the Granderson Trade

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Rob Abruzzese
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As you've probably heard by now the Yankees have traded Austin Jackson, Ian Kennedy, and Phil Coke for Curtis Granderson. Whether or not this is a good deal we can not say for sure until the three prospects the Yankees dealt reach, or fail to reach, their potential. That hasn't stopped everyone from having an ...

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Proposed 3-Way Granderson Trade and Other Thoughts

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Matt Imbrogno

First is the reported three team trade being discussed by the Diamondbacks, Tigers, and our Yankees. The basics of the deal include the Yankees losing Ian Kennedy, Mike Dunn, Phil Coke, and Austin Jackson. The Yankees would get centerfielder Curtis Granderson from the Tigers and two prospects from the Diamondbacks. The D-Backs would get Edwin ...

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Yankees Involved in Three Way Trade Rumors

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Rob Abruzzese
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According to Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees spent a good amount of time yesterday discussing a three team deal that net them outfielder Curtis Granderson, but would force them to give up outfielder Austin Jackson, right-handed pitcher Ian Kennedy, and lefties Phil Coke and Michael Dunn. The other two teams ...

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