The Braves signed Kyle Kendrick over the holidays for reasons I can’t fathom, unless they aimed to pair 2015’s worst NL pitcher with the AL’s worst (Bud Norris). At least Norris isn’t far removed from pitching effectively, winning 15 games with a 3.65 ERA for the Orioles in 2014.
Kendrick, a pitch-to-(a lot) of contact type, has been awful the last three years, with ERAs of 4.70, 4.61 and 6.32. And now he won’t get to pitch against the Braves, against whom he has a 9-4 record and 3.41 ERA.
Gordon Beckham, who, outside of an occasional home run, offers nothing (.