This has been an on-going debate here at the Crawfish Boxes since he became a fixture in the outfield last season. Is he really a legit major leaguer, or just an unacceptable weak link on an otherwise strong team.
Now that he is going to be leaving the Astros, let’s assess the impact of Tony Kemp.
Just for full disclosure, last June 18th, 2018, about three weeks into his call-up to the Astros last year, I wrote an article praising Kemp called Tony Kemp: Too Legit to Quit. The basic gist was that Kemp had enough basic skills “to find a niche on most major league teams.