ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

D-backs ace Kennedy enjoys expectations

Mar 27, 2012, 12:04 AM | Updated: 1:19 am

The Diamondbacks are expected to contend for the NL West
crown, and Ian Kennedy is expected to be every bit the ace
he was last season in helping them.

Pressure? Perhaps. But Kennedy thrives on it.

“I like that, just the expectations on our team, like
myself,” Kennedy told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf.

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