Three teams interested in Adam Kennedy

by Eli Greenspan on Jan 20, 2010 2:08 PM EST

FOX SPORTS is reporting that three teams remain in contention for free agent infielder Adam Kennedy. Kennedy, a .277 career hitter, is coming off an excellent year in Oakland where he hit .289 with 11 home runs in 129 games.

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
2009 - Adam Kennedy	129	529	65	153	29	1	11	63	45	86	20	6	.289	.348	.410

His agent, Paul Cohen, told reporters that two teams have offered Kennedy starting jobs, while the third offered him a super-utility role.

Cohen would not specify which teams were involved, but one NL source believes the Dodgers are in play for in the second base market, and could use platoon a veteran like Kennedy with Blake DeWitt or Chin-Lung Hu. Kennedy is a much stronger hitter versus righties while DeWitt, in limited time, has faired better against lefties.

Don't expect the Cubs to enter the mix for Kennedy. The Cubs avoided arbitration with both Mike Fontenot and Jeff Baker, committing nearly 2 million dollars to the position. Committing an additional 2-3 million dollars on Kennedy would only be a misappropriation of funds.

The Nationals are known to be following the second base market, mostly because they feel shortstop prospect Ian Desmond is not ready to play full time. Kennedy and Orlando Hudson are on their radar.

Other teams that could be in on Kennedy include the Tigers, Twins, and maybe Athletics.

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I doubt the Dodgers are in play

They already signed Jamey Carroll to split time with DeWitt at second (and back up at 3B too).

by Eric Stephen on Jan 20, 2010 10:47 PM EST reply actions

Hu?

It’s pretty clear that the Dodgers are not interested in giving Chin-Lung Hu a major-league job until he proves he can hit AAA pitching, getting back at least to his 2007 levels.

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by David Young on Jan 21, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions