Former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Buddy Kennedy cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the team earlier this week.
The Dodgers sent him outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City, but the veteran elected to leave the organization and head to free agency, per his transaction tracker on MLB.com.
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Kennedy, 26, was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on Aug. 15 and added to the active roster the same day Max Muncy went on the injured list with his oblique injury.
Kennedy ended up appearing in seven games with the Dodgers, going 1-for-17 (.059) with five strikeouts.
The Dodgers were the third team Kennedy played with this season, as he also spent time with the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. Overall, the infielder appeared in 13 games this season, going 2-for-29 (.069) with one run batted in and eight strikeouts.
Kennedy was initially drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He debuted with Arizona in 2022 and has appeared in a total of 67 games at the MLB level with the Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Phillies, Blue Jays and Dodgers.
Kennedy has a career slash line of .178/.271/.274 with two home runs and 20 runs batted in. Across 681 career minor league games, Kennedy is slashing .281/.378/.437 with 66 home runs and 345 RBIs.
Kennedy has major league experience at third base, second base and first base. He’ll now head to free agency, where he’ll look to latch onto another organization.
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I would have stayed with the Dodger organization. Being 26 years old, and having experience but doing poorly make me think he needs to change his view on accepting coaching. If he’s uncoachable, he needs to move on.
He needs to learn how to hit if he wants to make it in any organization. Saw some nice defensive plays, but that’s rarely enough to make a full time roster spot in MLB. No bat is no good.
I will miss Buddy Kennedy. He fits right in with the top gun hitters on the Dodgers. Actually, he may be the best. Has there ever been a major league team with so many players hitting near, at, or below the Menendez line? I’m starting to prepare for the post season. This Dodger team, at this point, does not appear to be able to make a long run in the play-offs, if they make the play-offs. The blame starts with the players. Not hustling, terrible base running, unable to advance runners, striking out in key situations, etc. Just as much blame (probably more) can be pointed towards management. Every Dodger fan knows as to what I am referring. Again, I’m preparing for the worst but still hoping for the best.
Well….Glen’s comments are true enough. When’s the last time you saw base running this bad? I’m hoping we’re suffering from end of Summer doldrums. Obviously this cannot continue and expect to make any kind of showing in the coming post season. Other than the first series with Padres following the break, the overall play has been pretty flat, blah. Sub par, in other words. Can they turn this around? Of course, and I think they will. There’s too much talent in that clubhouse for this to continue.