"Matt Kemp Power" is a trademark phrase of the David "MVP" Eckstein Corporation, LLC. It refers to Matt Kemp's career ISO (.180-ish) and the ability of a hitter with a comparable ISO to reasonably post a 20 HR/60 XBH season over 650 PAs. Matt Kemp power refers to guys with ISO's ranging between .170 and .185. Hitters with such power can be expected to post 20 HR/60 XBH seasons. They are not "sluggers", but valuable hitters nonetheless, especially when paired with "Matt Kemp Speed." Guys with less then Matt Kemp power are, at best, guys with league average power and not sexy (see Dustin Pedroia). In short, Matt Kemp power is sexy gap power with the ability to go yard.
Now, when you see or hear us refer to a guy as having "Matt Kemp power" (ie, Jayson Nix in 2009), you will be in the know, and knowledge is power.
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3 comments:
jayson nix had a 13% line-drive rate last season. i didnt even know that was possible. we need to find someone with a persistent 13 LD% and name it after him.
Only guy i could find was Jeff Mathis with a career 13.8% LD with significant at-bats. "Jeff Mathis LD%" how does that sound? Or we can use "Ronny Cedeno LD%" with his 15.6
i saw that, but strongly feel a 13% was ridiculously and unsustainably low. Esp. given the 300 PAs. I think Hunter Pence once had a 13 ld rate
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