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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on LHP Jon Kennedy

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Big Australian lefty Jon Kennedy pitched through three levels in 2016. Could he work his way to the Atlanta Braves in 2017?

Player Profile

When the Atlanta Braves brought back former farmhand Steve Kent from Australia in 2016, he brought along a protege lefty with him in Kennedy.

Kennedy had pitched in the Australian league since the tender age of 16, making his most appearances at age 19 in 2015, sporting a 3.94 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 8 starts and 32 innings.

The Braves started Kennedy out with their low-A club in Rome, and his first two appearances went well, but after two “blow up” appearances, they sent him down to extended spring to work on his location.

The work paid off as he came up with Danville and quickly earned his way back up to Rome after just two appearances for the Danville squad.

His only other time back in Danville was predicated on having thrown 6 1/3 innings over 5 days and needing to let his arm rest for a bit, so the Rome team played the roster shuffle game, sending Kennedy down and bringing up another arm to have available innings in the bullpen.

He returned to Rome and threw well, earning a final promotion to high-A Carolina to finish the season.

His overall line was 19 appearances, throwing 30 2/3 innings with a 2.93 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and a sparkling 4/29 BB/K ratio.

Next: Kennedy's scouting report

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