Much has been made of the steep and quick decline of Matt Kemp and even more so after his 2017 campaign. There is no way around it, Matt Kemp’s days of being one of the best players in baseball is over, however, that does not mean he isn’t still useful to a major league team. First, to understand what is next for Kemp we need to analyze how he got to this point in the first place.
Matt Kemp was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He was considered a basketball prodigy at Midwest City High School where he helped lead his team to two consecutive state titles.