There’s no easy way to say it, I was wrong about Matt Kemp. The Cincinnati Reds traded for Kemp, along with Kyle Farmer, Yasiel Puig, and Alex Wood back in December. Kemp, who had an All-Star season in 2018, looks like a shell of his former self. If the Reds can’t find any takers, it’s time for Kemp to be relegated to the bench.
Matt Kemp is 1-for-20 with 10 strikeouts. You read that right, 10 strikeouts. He hasn’t even drawn a walk in his 20 plate appearances and is swinging at balls way out of the strike zone.