His OBP is crazy, his defense never lazy. So many walks that strikes don’t phase him.
At some point, a hot streak crosses over the line into a breakout season, and Tony Kemp has to be getting close for the Oakland A’s. We’re nearly halfway through the 2021 campaign, and the utilityman is the second-most productive hitter in the first-place team’s lineup. He’s upped his walk rate from good to absurd between his expert eye, tiny strike zone, and ability to foul off pitches, and when he swings he’s making more useful contact than in past years.