FACTS/FLUKES: Kemp, Putz, Victorino, Niese and Lucroy
Mar 20 2012
Kemp: Spike or plateau? ... Many fantasy owners rode Matt Kemp's (OF, LA) breakout campaign to championships last season. His broad base of skills exploded in 2011, and earned him cover-boy status on several the mainstream annual publications in 2012. And even though we here at BaseballHQ.com have written recently of the danger of paying for last year's performance, Kemp is surely the exception. He'll pick right up where he left in September—right?
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX hr/f Spd SBO HR/SB ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === ==== === === ===== 2008 606 .290 .266 7 75 36 45/23/32 114 12% 131 29% 18/35 2009 606 .297 .262 8 77 35 40/21/38 117 14% 136 ...
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