Comments on: Kemp, #6 Hitter?

By: bostonaccent

bostonaccent — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:33:55 +0000

@IowaCubs: Baseball reference, yes; I only crib from the best. Ellis jumped out at me as a true comp from watching him in Boston. Let's hope Matt's speed doesn't disappear as suddenly. @Baron Von Vulturewins: Similar ceilings, but admittedly the floor on Upton is a lot lower. I suppose Kemp is just a spring "worked out with UltraSuper ProSports in the offseason" story away from being a mortal lock for 30+ homers. But if he becomes boring in a Carlos Lee sort of way, sign me up twice as fast... Meanwhile, the big five atop the draft is down to the big four. And someone please convince me that Reyes couldn't easily put up Upton '08 numbers in that big park and with a slightly balky hammy/back/asdrubal?

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:24:42 +0000

@Steve: True that, got him for 7 last year. And more telling of his value, out of 25 players I drafted last year, only 9 were on my final roster. Loney made the cut. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Sherlock.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:12:32 +0000

@BigFatHippo: You can do a lot worse at CI. At the right price of course.
Go easy on the new guy

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:57:29 +0000

@Steve: No, Loney is what he is, which is to say, blahtastic. He'll hit lots of doubles, won't hurt your team, won't help your team. Can ya tell I had him last year? And what the hell am I doing giving you advice? You're a rival now, spend 40 bucks on him, go ahead I dare you.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:36:34 +0000

That’s gotta boost Loney’s value, no?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:56:05 +0000

@big o: I think it was cortisone shot-fueled. @johnson: Hmm... That's interesting. Thanks for that. So that could mean... Furcal Hudson Manny Loney Kemp Ethier Martin Which would leave Kemp batting 5th. @Tony Y: He's not Corey Hart. Kemp doesn't have great plate discipline, but Corey Hart is atrocious.

By: Tony Y

Tony Y — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:47:22 +0000

someone needs to talk to torre, fantasy baseball depends on it…

By: Tony Y

Tony Y — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:45:55 +0000

man kemp is one of those guys i am coveting, but i just hope he’s not Corey Hart in disguise? Whats wrong with corey hart? Oh he was just hyped about this much last year and yeah he did go 20/20 but the .268 batting average was not something to write home about…. I jsut dont see how torre could bat a guy this talented and speedy in the 6 hole. I know the post is speculative, but it also could very easily happen. Its kinda crazy thinking my 4th round pick could bat 6th in a NL west line up????? Seriously? KEMP should bat 2nd or 3rd, and if Eithier is batting 3rd is that not saying he should be bumped way up? Seriously with manny behind him?

By: johnson

johnson — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:09:52 +0000

orlando hudson was interviewed this afternoon on mlb on xm. he said torre told him he would be hitting second in the lineup. i guess that means martin hits 5th and kemp down to 7th. that is until may 1st when furcal gets hurt and is out for the season. then maybe kemp moves to leadoff. but anywhere he hits he should produce given the strength of the lineup.

By: big o

big o — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:54:53 +0000

upton’s power surge during the play-offs last year could very well have been aided by a cortisone shot .
i’ve been huge on him from the start of his career .
now , i’m going to skip a year .
a premier talent , no doubt , but shoulders take a long time to heal … and even longer to get strong .

obviously , manny’s presence will increase the fantasy value of nearly everyone in that line-up .
i’m not suggesting that ethier is a better hitter than kemp .
but i do think his value increases more , if he sticks in that 3rd spot .
a whole lot more .
but , he will have a built-in excuse to not run .
so , in the final analysis , he’s still going to be required to put the bat on the ball …. and , increase his walk rate .