Originally Posted by
Southcack77
I don't see how it is is remotely as important as the hitting, myself.
You could go entire games without there being a chance in LF that would merit a difference between the best and worst defensive LF. As opposed to 4-5 at bats a game.
The stats boys at times will concede this is true, but nonetheless will hammer the defensive numbers again in the next moment.
I certainly do recognize that Kemp passes no eye or metric test as a great defender. If we were talking about a playoff series, I would have some real concerns. But for a team without any real aspirations playing a 162 game schedule? I'll take the hitting because that's going to prove the more valuable asset over a large sample.