DENVER – On February 3, 2015, the Colorado Rockies signed eight-year veteran righty Kyle Kendrick to a one-year contract worth $5.5 million. Kendrick, a member of the Phillies 2007 club that lost to Colorado in the NLDS, carried a 74-68 career record with a 4.42 ERA in 1,138.2 innings.
The Rockies soul purpose for signing Kendrick was to eat innings. It was an arranged marriage, but truthfully it was the Rockies best option. He started on opening day in a rotation that included Jorge De La Rosa, Eddie Buttler, Chad Bettis and David Hale.
Kendrick was not a good pitcher for the Rockies but he was one of Jeff Bridich’s first signings as general manager and he gave Bridich the opportunity to do something that he was never able to do while serving as Senior Director of Player Development under Dan O’Dowd.