Prospect Rankings
Player | Position | Current Team | Bats | Throws | |||
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1 | SS | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 20 | R | R | |
2 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 21 | R | R | |
3 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 21 | L | R | |
4 | C | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 18 | L | R | |
5 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | 23 | R | R | |
6 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 20 | L | L | |
7 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 19 | R | R | |
8 | SS/2B | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 19 | R | R | |
9 | SS | Philadelphia Phillies | A+ | 20 | S | R | |
10 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 23 | L | R | |
11 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 21 | S | R | |
12 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | 23 | R | R | |
13 | 2B/3B | Philadelphia Phillies | ROK | 20 | R | R | |
14 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | 26 | R | R | |
15 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 23 | R | R | |
16 | 3B | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 22 | L | R | |
17 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 20 | R | R | |
18 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | 25 | R | R | |
19 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | A+ | 22 | R | R | |
20 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | AAA | 25 | R | R | |
21 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 24 | R | R | |
22 | C | Philadelphia Phillies | AA | 24 | L | R | |
23 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | 21 | R | R | |
24 | LHP | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 21 | L | L | |
25 | 3B/2B | Philadelphia Phillies | AAA | 25 | R | R | |
26 | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 21 | R | R | |
27 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A+ | 22 | R | R | |
28 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 21 | R | R | |
29 | C | Philadelphia Phillies | ROK | 19 | R | R | |
30 | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | A | 22 | L | L |
- AGE25
- BATSR
- DOB09/09/1999
- THROWSR
- HT5' 11"
- WT185
- ETA2025
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40
Kemp’s path to pro ball has been anything but direct. Knee injuries in high school kept him from being heavily recruited, so he headed to Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. A blood clot in his shoulder led to a redshirt in 2019 and he tore his labrum shortly before the pandemic shut things down in 2020. Staying healthy the next two seasons, Kemp posted a 1.286 OPS in 2021 and 1.137 in 2022. It wasn’t enough to attract any teams to draft him, but he signed with the Phillies as a nondrafted free agent. He didn’t register on any radars in his first full season, but after a slow start in 2024, he started to take off, hitting well enough with High-A Jersey Shore to earn a promotion to Double-A.
Kemp has always done a great job of making contact from the right side of the plate and seldom chases. This year, he used those bat-to-ball skills with more impact. He’s more a whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-his-parts player, but he does everything the right way and he’s shown more extra-base thump than expected.
While he’s not a burner, Kemp is a very savvy baserunner who can steal a base. He offers plus defense at third and has also shown the ability to slide over and play second; he has even seen some time at first. At age 24 this season, he was a little old for his level, but his jump in offensive performance plus his defensive versatility could point to a big league career as a utility type.