Impact The promotion was an early birthday present, as Kemp turned 25 a few days later. Injuries in high school and college led to Kemp taking a circuitous route to gaining legitimate prospect status, but this year he logged a 173 wRC+ at High-A and a 137 wRC+ at Double-A before hitting a bit of a wall initially against Triple-A pitching (14 Ks, .167 AVG in 10 games). A quality defender at third base, Kemp can also handle the keystone and has good instincts on the bases. Given his age, we can largely throw out what he did in the lower levels, but Kemp's .258/.353/.476 slash line, 11 home runs, nine steals and 22.7 percent strikeout rate in 64 games at Double-A was good enough to get him on the radar for 2025.
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