Who Gets Drafted First: Ryan Braun or Matt Kemp??

by Ray Guilfoyle on Aug 12, 2009 12:55 PM EDT in Baseball

You probably answered that question pretty quick, but I don't think Braun is a slam dunk. Let's take a look:

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	KO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG
Kemp, Matt	425	66	133	16	75	40	100	23	0.313	0.372	0.494
Braun, Ryan J.	431	77	136	22	79	40	84	9	0.316	0.385	0.557

In most drafts in 2009 Braun was probably drafted before Kemp, but looking at their stats for this season says they are closer than you think. I questioned awhile back whether Kemp was a 1st round pick in 2010 drafts, and based on this analysis, one would think he could be.

Kemp is on pace to go 22-106-93-32-.313-.371-..489, while Braun is on pace to go 31-114-111-13-.315-.384-..549. If you consider the fact that Kemp has batted 8th in the Dodgers lineup for most of the season, and has recently moved up in the lineup (heaven forbid!!), Kemp's stats standout a bit more than Braun's.

Should Kemp be moved anywhere from 3rd-6th in the Dodgers lineup in 2010, which makes sense to most people other than Joe Torre, he could be in for a bigger year than in 2009.

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Who Gets Drafted First: Ryan Braun or Matt Kemp

Braun-more power, decent speed, solid avg.

67 votes

Kemp-he's ready to blossom into a 30-30 hitter

41 votes

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I would say Braun goes faster

and Kemp is a sleeper in any drafts except around the LA Area. I remember getting him with my 19th pick, everyone either didnt notice him or thought he was going to have a bad year, but I’m lucky

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