Darryl Kennedy

James Darryl Kennedy

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
• School University of North Florida

• Born January 23, 1969 in Haines City, FL USA

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Biographical Information

1991-1997

Catcher Darryl Kennedy was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 37th round of the 1991 amateur draft. He spent six seasons in their farm system, before ending his career in the San Francisco Giants organization, making it as far as AAA (where he hit .307 in 1996).

1998-present

Since then, Kennedy has managed in the minors in the Rangers system and was skipper of the Frisco Rough Riders of the Texas League in 2005 and 2006. He joined the Kansas City Royals organization in 2007. In 2008 He was named manager of the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League, a High-A affilliate of the Royals. Spent 3 weeks as a coach for the Kansas City Royals in September 2011 after the rosters expanded.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1998	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	34-26	3rd (t)	Texas Rangers	League Champs
1999	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	37-23	2nd	Texas Rangers	Lost in 1st round
2000	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	38-18	1st	Texas Rangers	League Champs
2001	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	67-70	10th	Texas Rangers	Lost in 1st Round
2002	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	84-56	1st	Texas Rangers	League Champs
2003	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	50-26	1st	Texas Rangers	League Champs
2004	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	41-35	3rd (t)	Texas Rangers
2005	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	58-82	8th	Texas Rangers
2006	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	72-68	5th	Texas Rangers
2007	Burlington Royals	Appalachian League	38-30	3rd	Kansas City Royals
2008	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Carolina League	69-71	5th	Kansas City Royals	Lost in 1st round
2009	Idaho Falls Chukars	Pioneer League	43-31	2nd	Kansas City Royals
2010	AZL Royals	Arizona League	31-25	5th	Kansas City Royals
2011	AZL Royals	Arizona League	22-34	11th	Kansas City Royals
2012	AZL Royals	Arizona League	23-32	9th	Kansas City Royals
2013	AZL Royals	Arizona League	22-33	12th	Kansas City Royals
2014	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Carolina League	65-72	5th(t)	Kansas City Royals
2015	AZL Royals	Arizona League	40-16	1st	Kansas City Royals	Lost in 2nd round
2016	AZL Royals	Arizona League	31-24	2nd (t)	Kansas City Royals	Lost in 2nd round
2017	AZL Royals	Arizona League	26-30	9th (t)	Kansas City Royals
2018	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Carolina League	68-72	5th	Kansas City Royals
2018	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Texas League	57-81	8th	Kansas City Royals