Comments on: Kemp Taking Quality AB’s http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/ Daily fantasy baseball analysis and strategy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Garison http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-3322 Garison Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:24:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-3322 Over a month after the last post, Kemp is still stuck at the bottom of the order. In a few interleague games he's even batted 9th!! BEHIND Martin and Loretta. Martin has one home run as of yesterday and hasn't shown any power of any kind all season. It's beginning to go beyond annoying to purely ridiculous. Kemp is probably the second best batter on the Dodgers behind Manny. The other outfielders are pretty good too, but still, it's very apparent that Torre must have something against putting Kemp inside the top 5. Not necessarily something personal, but some kind of aversion to putting him in situations where, in reality, he would probably help the team win by bigger margins. 19AB in the 4th spot and 15AB in the 5th spot doesn't constitute a fair trial. I can't see how it would be the strikeouts; he's improved in that area and his positive contributions would far outweigh the occasional K's. The 7th through 9th spots of any NL batting order should be reserved for the pitcher and any rookies or inferior/slumping hitters for obvious reasons: less pressure and fewer at-bats to hurt the team. If 2009 in LA continues this way, could Kemp go down as the greatest bottom-third-of-the-order hitter ever? Over a month after the last post, Kemp is still stuck at the bottom of the order. In a few interleague games he’s even batted 9th!! BEHIND Martin and Loretta. Martin has one home run as of yesterday and hasn’t shown any power of any kind all season. It’s beginning to go beyond annoying to purely ridiculous.

Kemp is probably the second best batter on the Dodgers behind Manny. The other outfielders are pretty good too, but still, it’s very apparent that Torre must have something against putting Kemp inside the top 5. Not necessarily something personal, but some kind of aversion to putting him in situations where, in reality, he would probably help the team win by bigger margins. 19AB in the 4th spot and 15AB in the 5th spot doesn’t constitute a fair trial. I can’t see how it would be the strikeouts; he’s improved in that area and his positive contributions would far outweigh the occasional K’s. The 7th through 9th spots of any NL batting order should be reserved for the pitcher and any rookies or inferior/slumping hitters for obvious reasons: less pressure and fewer at-bats to hurt the team.

If 2009 in LA continues this way, could Kemp go down as the greatest bottom-third-of-the-order hitter ever?

]]> By: dweicht http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-2716 dweicht Thu, 21 May 2009 18:04:27 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-2716 I really hate to wish injury on guys but when Hudson got dinged up a bit a few games ago. I wished he would be down for a bit. JT would then be forced to move Kemp up. I think Pierre should get the green light to steal on any pitch, any count. Fucal is a double play machine. How about Pierre steals 2. Furcal bunts, Pierre to 3rd. I really hate to wish injury on guys but when Hudson got dinged up a bit a few games ago. I wished he would be down for a bit. JT would then be forced to move Kemp up. I think Pierre should get the green light to steal on any pitch, any count. Fucal is a double play machine. How about Pierre steals 2. Furcal bunts, Pierre to 3rd.

]]> By: Alireza http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-2685 Alireza Tue, 19 May 2009 22:34:42 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-2685 In a lineup with Manny, batting Kemp 7th isn't actually a bad idea. Essentially, he acts as the clean up man for the high OBPs ahead of him. With Manny out, however, and Furcal hitting terribly, Kemp should be moved up and Furcal down. Ideally, I would like to see a position 9 hitter in this lineup. RHP: Martin Pierre Hudson (he has hit with plenty of power for the 3) Ethier Loney Kemp Blake Pitcher Furcal LHP: Martin Pierre Hudson Kemp Ethier Loney Blake Pitcher Furcal. In a lineup with Manny, batting Kemp 7th isn’t actually a bad idea. Essentially, he acts as the clean up man for the high OBPs ahead of him. With Manny out, however, and Furcal hitting terribly, Kemp should be moved up and Furcal down. Ideally, I would like to see a position 9 hitter in this lineup.
RHP:

Martin
Pierre
Hudson (he has hit with plenty of power for the 3)
Ethier
Loney
Kemp
Blake
Pitcher
Furcal

LHP:

Martin
Pierre
Hudson
Kemp
Ethier
Loney
Blake
Pitcher
Furcal.

]]> By: paul http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-2656 paul Tue, 19 May 2009 03:04:42 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-2656 isnt he your prototypical #5 hitter? for the record, i hate torre. nothing frustrates me more than seeing kemp stranded at 2nd with the pitcher making the 3rd out. isnt he your prototypical #5 hitter? for the record, i hate torre. nothing frustrates me more than seeing kemp stranded at 2nd with the pitcher making the 3rd out.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-2653 Chris Tue, 19 May 2009 02:03:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-2653 Agreed. Kemp needs to be moved up. I can't believe he's hitting behind Loney. I am somewhat fearful of what happens when Manny returns if Pierre keeps hitting... Agreed. Kemp needs to be moved up. I can’t believe he’s hitting behind Loney. I am somewhat fearful of what happens when Manny returns if Pierre keeps hitting…

]]> By: dweicht http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/kemp-taking-quality-abs/#comment-2643 dweicht Mon, 18 May 2009 16:39:06 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=3246#comment-2643 Looking like a star at the 7th spot in the line up. Torre HATES KEMP. I don't agree with the first 3 guys in the dodger lineup that can't hit homers. Move Furcal down and Hudson to 2. Kemp 3 or 4. Looking like a star at the 7th spot in the line up. Torre HATES KEMP. I don’t agree with the first 3 guys in the dodger lineup that can’t hit homers. Move Furcal down and Hudson to 2. Kemp 3 or 4.

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