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Prospect Rankings

PlayerPositionCurrent TeamBatsThrows
1
Photo headshot of Aidan Miller
Aidan Miller
SS
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
20RR
2
Photo headshot of Andrew Painter
Andrew Painter
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
21RR
3
Photo headshot of Justin Crawford
Justin Crawford
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
21LR
4
Photo headshot of Eduardo Tait
Eduardo Tait
C
Philadelphia Phillies
A
18LR
5
Photo headshot of Mick Abel
Mick Abel
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
23RR
6
Photo headshot of Dante Nori
Dante Nori
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
20LL
7
Photo headshot of Griffin Burkholder
Griffin Burkholder
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
19RR
8
Photo headshot of Devin Saltiban
Devin Saltiban
SS/2B
Philadelphia Phillies
A
19RR
9
Photo headshot of Bryan Rincon
Bryan Rincon
SS
Philadelphia Phillies
A+
20SR
10
Photo headshot of Gabriel Rincones Jr.
Gabriel Rincones Jr.
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
23LR
11
Photo headshot of John Spikerman
John Spikerman
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
21SR
12
Photo headshot of Jean Cabrera
Jean Cabrera
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
23RR
13
Photo headshot of Aroon Escobar
Aroon Escobar
2B/3B
Philadelphia Phillies
ROK
20RR
14
Photo headshot of Seth Johnson
Seth Johnson
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
26RR
15
Photo headshot of Alex McFarlane
Alex McFarlane
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
A
23RR
16
Photo headshot of Carson DeMartini
Carson DeMartini
3B
Philadelphia Phillies
A
22LR
17
Photo headshot of TJayy Walton
TJayy Walton
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
20RR
18
Photo headshot of Michael Mercado
Michael Mercado
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
25RR
19
Photo headshot of Wen-Hui Pan
Wen-Hui Pan
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
A+
22RR
20
Photo headshot of Griff McGarry
Griff McGarry
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
AAA
25RR
21
Photo headshot of Christian McGowan
Christian McGowan
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
24RR
22
Photo headshot of Caleb Ricketts
Caleb Ricketts
C
Philadelphia Phillies
AA
24LR
23
Photo headshot of Moisés Chace
Moisés Chace
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
MLB
21RR
24
Photo headshot of Mavis Graves
Mavis Graves
LHP
Philadelphia Phillies
A
21LL
25
Photo headshot of Otto Kemp
Otto Kemp
3B/2B
Philadelphia Phillies
AAA
25RR
26
Photo headshot of Micah Ottenbreit
Micah Ottenbreit
RHP
Philadelphia Phillies
A
21RR
27
Photo headshot of Dylan Campbell
Dylan Campbell
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A+
22RR
28
Photo headshot of Raylin Heredia
Raylin Heredia
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
21RR
29
Photo headshot of Alirio Ferrebus
Alirio Ferrebus
C
Philadelphia Phillies
ROK
19RR
30
Photo headshot of Carter Mathison
Carter Mathison
OF
Philadelphia Phillies
A
22LL
25
Otto
Kemp
3B/2B, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, AAA
  • AGE
    25
  • BATS
    R
  • DOB
    09/09/1999
  • THROWS
    R
  • HT
    5' 11"
  • WT
    185
  • ETA
    2025

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.