Kennedy 17-4 3.03 era 187.1 ip 161 so 1.21 whip
Kershaw 16-5 2.51 era 189.2 ip 207 so 1.02 whip
Halladay 16-5 2.56 era 189.2 ip 182 so 1.05 whip

Discuss.

Coming into tonight's game, Halladay's ERA+ = 152, Kershaw's ERA+ = 147, Kennedy's ERA+ was 129. Going by PVORP, Halladay and Kershaw are first and second in all of baseball with 54.7 and 49.2, while Kennedy was 14th with 33.4. So no, Kennedy hasn't been nearly as dominant as Halladay or Kershaw this season, and realistically isn't going to win the Cy Young, even though he may get some second/third place votes if he and the Dbacks keep winning. But all of this doesn't take anything away from the fact that Kennedy is having a very good season and has really led a bit of an underrated pitching staff of a first place team in the NL West. A more interesting discussion would be of Kennedy, Hughes and Chamberlain, from the day the trade was made to today.

Kennedy 17-4 3.03 era 187.1 ip 161 so 1.21 whip
Kershaw 16-5 2.51 era 189.2 ip 207 so 1.02 whip
Halladay 16-5 2.56 era 189.2 ip 182 so 1.05 whip

Discuss.

Despite what the FA says, Halladay has one fewer win than Kershaw. Other than that, the two are about as evenly matched as two Cy frontrunners could possibly be at this point in the season.

A more interesting discussion would be of Kennedy, Hughes and Chamberlain, from the day the trade was made to today.

Who said TINSTAAPP? Or maybe it's more accurate to say NITWKWTBPPA (nobody in the world knows who the best pitching prospects are).

Still, as a Yankees fan I'd make that trade every time. If I could go back in time I'd include Hughes or Joba instead, but whatever. Kennedy clearly gets his pitching prowess from his awesome beard anyway.

WIDCH

(When In Doubt Choose Halladay :) )

Lee and Hamels aren't too far behind Halladay and Kershaw either. It's conceivable that the three best pitchers in the NL could be on the same team. Wild.

A more interesting discussion would be of Kennedy, Hughes and Chamberlain, from the day the trade was made to today.

That's not interesting at all. Kennedy has been great and the other two guys have been underwhelming, to say the least.

A more interesting discussion would be of Kennedy, Hughes and Chamberlain, from the day the trade was made to today.

I always liked Kennedy and wished that the Yanks could have somehow held onto him, but OTOH it wasn't as if they got robbed in that three way trade by what they got in return.

Yeah, crazy that Granderson and Kennedy took such big steps forward this year, while Jackson took a major one back. It'll be really interesting to see if Granderson can keep it going for next year, particularly the big jump in performance against LHP.

While Kennedy should not be considered a viable choice over Halladay or Kershaw for the CY Award , it's interesting to note that Kennedy has basically only had two really bad starts, a 9 ER outing in 3 IP on April 13th vs. St. Louis and a 7 ER outing in 5.2 IP vs. Oakland July 3rd.

He has 17 games where he has allowed 2 ER or less. And he's only allowed 2 Unearned Runs all year.

He's been really really good. Seems a bit hit lucky...but that is two years running. This year .287 BABIP, which is low but not crazy low. Last year .261. Due to his superior command, especially this season, he's tough to square up and gives up a lot of weak medium fly balls. This year FB BABIP .111, last year .088, NL avg .138

For the D Backs the trade comparison is really Kennedy vs. Max Scherzer, who has been good too. But Kennedy has been better. AND Cheaper. Of course the D backs also got Edwin Jackson, who they spun into Daniel Hudson.

I think the interesting question is which team would have been better off had they stood pat and DIDN'T make the trade.

The Yankees wouldn't have Granderson. I don't think anyone wants to go turn back that clock.

The D Backs obviously wouldn't undo this trade either.

So the only team that MIGHT want to go back in time and undo the trade is the Tigers. Would they have been better off keeping Granderson and Edwin Jackson ?

Part of the reason behind the Tigers trade was salary dumping and Granderson and Jackson were the well-paid guys that would actually get something of value in a trade. A-Jax, Scherzer, and Coke have been solid, just unfortunately not studs...

Yeah, crazy that Granderson and Kennedy took such big steps forward this year, while Jackson took a major one back. It'll be really interesting to see if Granderson can keep it going for next year, particularly the big jump in performance against LHP.

I don't think Granderson is going to repeat what he's going to do this season, which is hit more home runs against LHP in one season than he had managed to hit against LHP in all of his previous seasons combined. Right now he's got 13 home runs against LHP, after having hit 16 total previously.

But I don't think there's any worry that Granderson's going to go back to being a platoon-worthy outfielder, he's been clobbering LHP non-stop since working with Kevin Long last August.

I went to the first Sox/Yankees game in Boston in Granderson's first NY season and said to myself oh this guy is small and will be a slappy banjo hitter. He promptly put one into the bullpen.

Kennedy 17-4 3.03 era 187.1 ip 161 so 1.21 whip
Kershaw 16-5 2.51 era 189.2 ip 207 so 1.02 whip
Halladay 16-5 2.56 era 189.2 ip 182 so 1.05 whip

Discuss.


Where's Tim Lincecum?