May 24, 2015 by Oscar Terrones
Matt Kemp
Matt Kemp arrived with the San Diego Padres in the first wave of major acquisitions from general manager A.J. Preller last December. The Friars saw a chance to relieve the Dodgers of Kemp, who had apparently worn out this welcome in Los Angeles. The trade was essentially Kemp and $30 million for catcher Yasmani Grandal.
Kemp got off to a hot in April, hitting .326/.357/.478 with a 136 OPS+, and his at-bats were among the most impressive I’ve seen in a long time.