Everyone loves to root for the underdog. Baseball seems to be unique at supplying these kinds of stories. You know the ones. Those of the career Minor Leaguer finally getting his shot in the Majors or the kid no one expected to succeed having a breakout season.
Otto Kemp is the biggest underdog story on the Phillies right now. The 25-year-old undrafted free agent has earned his way to the big-league roster thanks to a blistering .313/.416/.594 batting line in Triple-A. Kemp was and still is not very well regarded as a prospect, although Baseball America raised him to 15th in their latest list of Phillies prospects that was compiled on the eve of his debut.