On Friday, the New York Mets made two notable minor league signings. In the middle of the day, the agreed to a pact with pitcher Ervin Santana. A little more headline-catching, they also added Matt Kemp to the organization on a minor league deal, too.
Kemp has had a strange sometimes underappreciated career. Something many likely don’t realize is that he was an All-Star last year. Of course, this was mostly possible because Los Angeles Dodgers fans helped voted home into the starting lineup. Regardless of this flaw in the All-Star voting system, he put up solid numbers after some up-and-down seasons and a fading reputation.