Hyped prospect Ian Kennedy was demoted to Scranton on Sunday, after all the words, action speaks. Ever since Joba Chamberlain burst from the gate, expectations for the next farm crop have been distorted. It takes time to nurture potential, you can't rush the future. The organization made a mistake by basking in the attention the rejuvenated farm system received. The Bomber's brass should have lowered the volume and let the kid's play speak for itself. Today's move is decisive action that rectifies a problem, it's a step in the right direction.The YES crew of Kay, Murcer and O'Neill discussed the aftermath, they found Kennedy's paraphrased quote disturbing, "It'll be good to go somewhere where every pitch isn't scrutinized and isn't the end of the world." Kay responded, "It's the big leagues, what do you expect?" O'Neill says, "It can be crushing it really can...Sounds like someone beaten down and tired."
There's a big jump from the minors to the show. The Yanks have a list of guys arriving with gaudy stats that don't mean anything once the game starts. Baseball is a game of failure, let's hope Ian Kennedy can learn from the experience. "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."--Bobby Murcer.
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I've been high on Kennedy all spring and still think he can be a quality number four or five pitcher. After some of his quotes lately about the demotion, I've lost confidence. My new take on Kennedy is that he doesn't have the mental toughness to pitch in New York.
He's stubborn, won't throw strikes and continues to try to paint the corners. He might get away with this in the minor leagues but no matter where he goes in the bigs, he's going to struggle with this attitude. Perhaps if he were to get on a club with 4 established starters, a decent long reliever and low expectations he could learn to develop his game. Right now, where his head is at, I don't see any chance of him doing that in NY.
I'd love to see Kennedy succeed in Pinstripes and hope he turns things around soon, but I'm doubtful with what I've seen and heard recently.
I wonder how much psychological evaluation is done, if any. NY is obviously a hard place to play and the list of veteran failures long.Kennedy went from self-assured to burned out in a month.
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