Ian Kennedy has a 2.00 ERA and 22 strikeouts over his last three starts.
Analysis: Kennedy’s season is starting to round into form. He currently has a 3.39 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 88 strikeouts in 79.2 innings of work. He’s 12th in the bigs in K’s, 17th in WHIP and 42nd in ERA. Overall this year he is the 23rd best starter in roto formats yet he remains available in a few fantasy leagues out there.
The sabermetrics back Kennedy up as well. Kennedy has a 2.97 xFIP with a sustainable strand rate, HR/FB rate and BABIP against. His velocity is up significantly on his fastball and his walk rate is just 2.2/9 IP. We are talking about a middle tier fantasy starter that is putting up numbers yet is getting absolutely no love. Yes, Kennedy has had a few bad starts but he has posted a sub 3.70 ERA in both April and May this season. It appears that all Kennedy needs now is for the Padres not to be dead last in the majors in runs scored.
Ian Kennedy is available in 10-25% of fantasy leagues. His next start is in Philly this coming Tuesday.