It’s been a while since we last did one of these, so I figured it was time to dust off the free agent target series. Last time, I profiled Michael Pineda and wondered whether he still had anything left in the tank to offer his former employers. Today, let’s revisit another former promising young Yankee pitcher now in the twilight of his career: Ian Kennedy.
2021 Stats: 55 games, 56.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 4.75 FIP, 4.45 xFIP, 9.9 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, 0.0 fWAR
Kennedy was a member of the once-promising trio of young starters upon whose shoulders the Yankees placed the responsibility of carrying the 2008 starting rotation.