AB | 911 |
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AVG | .263 |
OBP | .381 |
SLG | .439 |
HR | 29 |
- Full name Otto Severson Kemp
- Born 09/09/1999 in Fullerton, CA
- Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Point Loma Nazarene
Top Rankings
Organization Prospect Rankings
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BA Grade/Risk: 40/Medium.
Track Record: Kemp spent four seasons at Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego. As a senior in 2022, he produced a 1.145 OPS and slammed 17 home runs. The output was good enough for the Phillies to take a chance on him as an undrafted free agent. He bounced around the lower levels for his first two seasons before breaking out in 2024, when he moved from Low-A to Triple-A and hit 16 home runs. He finished the year in the Arizona Fall League.
Scouting Report: Kemp is a player whose value can be found in the sum of his parts. He’s answered the bell at every level and has a chance to hit his way to a semi-regular role in the big leagues. He does a good job contacting pitches in the zone, and he showed enough power to produce a 90th percentile exit velocity of 105.4 mph. He hammers fastballs but was weaker against offspeed pitches, and evaluators believe he will struggle against premium stuff in the big leagues. Kemp is one of the smartest baserunners in the organization and gets the most out of speed that is only fringe-average. He mostly toggled back and forth between second and third base at each of his stops in 2024, while also mixing in occasional time at first base and right field. Scouts peg him as a potentially average defender with a solid-average arm that would fit at either of his two main spots on the diamond.
The Future: Kemp will likely return to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to begin 2025. If he produces, he’ll have a chance to make his big league debut. He fits best as a utility player who does a good job against both lefties and righties.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 40 | Run: 45 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.