We just got through talking to Kyle Kendrick, who was optioned to minor league camp this morning (read about it below).

Kendrick said he was both "upset" and "surprised" initially, but will go to minor league camp with "a clear mind."


"When I came up, I was a one-pitch pitcher," Kendrick said, referring to the sinker that helped him cruise in his first summer in Philadelphia. But major league hitters adjusted and from the second half of last year to this spring, Kendrick failed to master an effective secondary pitch.

Now that he doesn't have to worry about results in battling for the fifth starter's spot, Kendrick can focus all of his energies on working on those pitches - including a changeup he's been his experiment this spring.

"I know what I need to do, and that's a good thing," Kendrick said.