SPRING TRAINING: Kendrick looks to build on last season
For Montgomery Media / ERIC HARTLINE Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick pitches during spring training workouts in Clearwater, Fla.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – If not for Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay coming to the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick might never have left the Phillies' starting rotation over the last four seasons.
And if not for Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay coming to the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick might not have become a pitcher who has earned his way back into a secure spot in the Phillies' rotation for 2013.
It is the yin and yang of a curious past six seasons for Kendrick, who went from getting Rookie of the Year votes in 2007, to a Triple-A banishment in 2009, to shuttling between long relief and the rotation the past two seasons. Despite going 5-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 15 starts in 2011, Kendrick was forced to watch Joe Blanton and his bloated contract get handed the final slot in the rotation for 2012.
Still when Blanton mercifully was shipped to the Dodgers in early August, Kendrick was able to get back to life in the rotation. In 12 starts over the final two months he went 7-4 with a 3.20 ERA; if you give him a pass for needing to stretch out his arm, in his final 10 starts Kendrick went 7-3 with a 2.43 ERA.
And if not for Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay coming to the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick might not have become a pitcher who has earned his way back into a secure spot in the Phillies' rotation for 2013.
It is the yin and yang of a curious past six seasons for Kendrick, who went from getting Rookie of the Year votes in 2007, to a Triple-A banishment in 2009, to shuttling between long relief and the rotation the past two seasons. Despite going 5-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 15 starts in 2011, Kendrick was forced to watch Joe Blanton and his bloated contract get handed the final slot in the rotation for 2012.
Still when Blanton mercifully was shipped to the Dodgers in early August, Kendrick was able to get back to life in the rotation. In 12 starts over the final two months he went 7-4 with a 3.20 ERA; if you give him a pass for needing to stretch out his arm, in his final 10 starts Kendrick went 7-3 with a 2.43 ERA.
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