Buddy Kennedy News: Hits open market

Kennedy elected free agency Saturday.

The Phillies designated him for assignment, and rather than being outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Kennedy elected to hit the open market. The right-handed-hitting Kennedy is better against lefties (career 73 wRC+) than righties (career 55 wRC+), and his lack of defensive utility has left him on the periphery of the Phillies, Tigers and Diamondbacks depth charts in recent seasons.