PLAYER TRENDS
NFL Melvin GordonMike EvansMitchell TrubiskyAntonio BrownNick Moore
MLB Kevin KiermaierAaron BrooksErick FeddeJose AbreuNelson Cruz
NBA
NHL Derick BrassardBill Guerin
Ian Kennedy

Ian Kennedy

RP/SP/CL • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 38 Actual 19 N/A
ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
3.26 0-2 1 22 58/12 11.1 1.34 7.88
Compared to same point last season
5.131-80087/348.31.44
Fantasy Analysis
DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/19 @BAL 1.0 26 1 0 1 SAVE 3.26 1.34 8
08/16 NYM 1.0 24 1 1 0 SAVE 3.13 1.33 9
08/14 STL 1.0 14 2 0 0 N/A 3.20 1.29 4
08/10 @DET 1.0 23 1 0 0 N/A 3.27 1.30 3
08/06 @BOS 1.0 11 0 0 0 N/A 3.35 1.30 2
07/31 TOR 1.0 22 1 1 0 N/A 3.43 1.33 2
07/28 CLE 1.0 6 0 0 0 SAVE 3.51 1.29 9
07/24 @ATL 1.0 19 2 0 0 SAVE 3.60 1.33 11
07/23 @ATL 1.0 21 1 0 1 SAVE 3.69 1.36 8
07/20 @CLE 1.0 10 2 0 0 SAVE 3.55 1.32 11
07/18 CHW 1.0 27 1 1 1 SAVE 3.65 1.35 8
07/17 CHW 0.1 6 0 0 0 SAVE 3.50 1.31 8
07/15 CHW 1.0 23 1 1 0 SAVE 3.32 1.24 9
07/13 DET 1.0 12 1 0 0 SAVE 3.41 1.22 10
07/12 DET 1.0 13 2 0 0 SAVE 3.50 1.25 11
07/05 @WSH 1.0 28 1 1 2 N/A 3.60 1.29 -1
07/04 CLE 1.0 21 1 1 0 N/A 3.18 1.21 3
06/30 @TOR 1.0 15 0 1 0 SAVE 3.27 1.21 9
06/25 @CLE 1.0 15 2 0 0 SAVE 3.38 1.22 11
06/22 MIN 1.0 9 0 0 0 N/A 3.48 1.23 2
06/20 MIN 1.0 8 0 0 0 SAVE 3.60 1.27 9
06/17 @SEA 1.0 28 2 0 0 SAVE 3.72 1.31 11
06/16 @MIN 1.0 31 2 1 1 SAVE 3.86 1.32 9
06/13 DET 0.1 1 0 0 0 SAVE 3.67 1.26 8
06/11 DET 1.0 15 2 0 0 SAVE 3.71 1.28 11
06/07 CHW 1.0 18 2 0 0 SAVE 3.86 1.32 11
06/05 BOS 1.0 18 2 0 0 N/A 4.01 1.34 4
05/30 @TEX 1.0 11 2 0 0 SAVE 4.18 1.39 11
05/29 @CHW 1.0 19 1 0 1 LOSS 4.37 1.46 -2
05/26 NYY 1.0 31 1 1 3 N/A 4.15 1.43 -3
05/25 NYY 1.0 10 1 1 0 N/A 3.05 1.26 3
05/19 @LAA 1.0 15 0 0 0 N/A 3.20 1.27 2
05/16 TEX 0.1 18 0 0 2 N/A 3.38 1.34 -3
05/10 PHI 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 2.45 1.20 2
05/08 @HOU 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 2.60 1.27 3
05/05 @DET 0.2 19 1 0 3 LOSS 2.76 1.29 -2
05/01 TB 2.0 32 2 0 0 SAVE 1.15 1.15 12
04/27 LAA 1.0 19 2 0 0 N/A 1.32 1.17 4
04/24 @TB 1.2 30 4 0 1 N/A 1.42 1.18 4
04/21 @NYY 0.1 4 0 0 0 N/A 0.82 1.00 0
04/18 @NYY 1.1 33 3 1 0 N/A 0.84 0.94 5
04/17 @CHW 1.1 24 3 1 0 N/A 0.96 0.86 5
04/13 CLE 1.0 16 2 0 0 HOLD 1.13 0.75 4
04/12 CLE 1.0 9 1 0 0 N/A 1.29 0.86 3
04/10 SEA 2.0 34 2 0 0 N/A 1.50 1.00 6
04/08 SEA 1.0 12 0 0 0 N/A 2.25 1.25 2
04/02 MIN 1.0 21 1 0 1 N/A 3.00 1.67 1
03/30 CHW 1.0 15 1 0 0 SAVE 0.00 1.00 9
03/28 CHW 1.0 7 0 0 0 N/A 0.00 0.00 2
Totals: 47.0866581217 259
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 ARI 31 183.2 3052 159 67 0 8-10 3.97 1.24 7.8 416
2011 ARI 31 211.0 3253 192 49 0 20-5 2.73 1.07 8.2 637
2012 ARI 33 206.0 3375 187 55 0 15-12 4.06 1.32 8.2 525
2013 ARI 31 179.0 3089 163 73 0 7-10 5.08 1.42 8.2 367
2014 SD 27 166.2 2791 175 54 0 10-12 3.67 1.26 9.5 423
2015 SD 30 166.0 2911 174 52 0 9-15 4.34 1.31 9.4 409
2016 KC 33 191.0 3377 184 66 0 11-11 3.77 1.25 8.7 465
2017 KC 30 151.2 2641 131 61 0 5-13 5.46 1.35 7.8 295
2018 KC 22 119.2 2060 105 40 0 3-9 4.66 1.38 7.9 239
2019 KC 49 47.0 866 58 12 22 0-2 3.26 1.34 11.1 259
ON PACE 62 60 1104 73 15 28 0-2 3.26 1.34 11.1 330
3-YEAR AVG 28 153 2693 140 56 0 6-11 4.58 1.32 8.2 333
Career 317 1612.1 27415 1528 529 0 0-0 4.12 1.29 8.5

Projections

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.960 4.604 2.3 0.0 0.0 4.7 1.2 8.5 2.3 5 0.1 64 17.4
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.25 1.05 0.5 0 0 1.5 3.8 10.3 0.5 2.0 0 25.7 6.3
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Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Salvador Perez 12% 15%
NAME OWN START
Hunter Dozier 94% 92%
Ryan O'Hearn 4% 33%
Cheslor Cuthbert 4% 54%
NAME OWN START
Whit Merrifield 98% 96%
Adalberto Mondesi 89% 12%
Nicky Lopez 4% 50%
NAME OWN START
Jorge Soler 95% 92%
Alex Gordon 59% 70%
NAME OWN START
Brad Keller 56% 75%
Mike Montgomery 49% 86%
Jake Junis 34% 49%
Greg Holland 19% 73%
Danny Duffy 15% 16%
Brady Singer 4% 4%
Glenn Sparkman 3% 59%
NAME OWN START
Ian Kennedy 77% 93%

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-19 @BALW 5-4Lopez 2-7
Means 8-9
08-20 @BALL 4-1Harvey 1-0
Barnes 0-1
08-21 @BAL7:05 PM Montgomery
Brooks
08-23 @CLE7:10 PM Sparkman
Plesac
08-24 @CLE7:10 PM Junis
Clevinger
08-25 @CLE1:10 PM Lopez
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Jun 16th

Ian Kennedy allowed a run on two hits and a walk but buckled

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