Post by ivdown on Apr 2, 2018 15:28:23 GMT
baselinetimes.com/matt-kemp-starts-2018-season-dodgers/
Hey everyone, glad to see someone took the initiative to start up a new board with the old one closing. The above link is something I wrote up the day before opening day last week about Kemp and his journey since 2014. Kemp's been my 2nd favorite player for a decade (Kershaw's my guy), and having him back has made me incredibly happy. I know he is still likely to be gone at some point during this season, but it's very cool to see him in a Dodger uniform again.
I like to write about the Dodgers as well as other baseball stuff at the website Baseline Times, a website a friend of mine started. It's just a hobby to me, but I enjoy sharing it with fellow baseball fans. I liked to share a lot of the things I wrote on the Dodgers.com forums, so if no one has a problem I would like to continue doing so here. I'm making no money from writing or sharing the articles, just in case that aspect would annoy anyone. I'm just a fan of talking baseball, lol.
What are people's thoughts on Kemp right now? As you might be able to tell, I am happy to have him back. I think his bat still has plenty left, hitting .301/.349/.536 in his first 498 plate appearances with the Braves, before injuries slowed him down in the middle of last season. His defense is never going to be even average, but the bat should make up for most if not all of the negative value in the field. I would like to see what Toles can do, but I'm good seeing him in AAA working on his on base skills and having some of the best outfield depth in the MLB.
Hey everyone, glad to see someone took the initiative to start up a new board with the old one closing. The above link is something I wrote up the day before opening day last week about Kemp and his journey since 2014. Kemp's been my 2nd favorite player for a decade (Kershaw's my guy), and having him back has made me incredibly happy. I know he is still likely to be gone at some point during this season, but it's very cool to see him in a Dodger uniform again.
I like to write about the Dodgers as well as other baseball stuff at the website Baseline Times, a website a friend of mine started. It's just a hobby to me, but I enjoy sharing it with fellow baseball fans. I liked to share a lot of the things I wrote on the Dodgers.com forums, so if no one has a problem I would like to continue doing so here. I'm making no money from writing or sharing the articles, just in case that aspect would annoy anyone. I'm just a fan of talking baseball, lol.
What are people's thoughts on Kemp right now? As you might be able to tell, I am happy to have him back. I think his bat still has plenty left, hitting .301/.349/.536 in his first 498 plate appearances with the Braves, before injuries slowed him down in the middle of last season. His defense is never going to be even average, but the bat should make up for most if not all of the negative value in the field. I would like to see what Toles can do, but I'm good seeing him in AAA working on his on base skills and having some of the best outfield depth in the MLB.
