According to a report by Jon Heyman of the New York Post on Friday, an agreement has been reached between the Reds and veteran outfielder Tony Kemp. A little league agreement and an invitation to an MLB camp are being extended to the 32-year-old Kemp.
Despite missing out on the postseason in 2016, Kemp began his career in 2016 and went on to win the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2019 as part of the Martin Maldonado trade. He was moved again a few months later, this time to the Oakland Athletics. Kemp regressed in 2023, hitting.209 in 124 games with a.607 OPS for the year, after hitting.279 in 2021 and posting an OPS of.800
Javier appears to be in excellent shape and is ready for the greatest season of his career, according to Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy.
The Houston Astros made it to the AL Championship Series despite Javier’s struggles. Javier’s sharpshooting could be crucial to the Astros’ chances of winning the World Series again.
of the New York Post on Friday, an agreement has been reached between the Reds and veteran outfielder Tony Kemp. A little league agreement and an invitation to an MLB camp are being extended to the 32-year-old Kemp.
Despite missing out on the postseason in 2016, Kemp began his career in 2016 and went on to win the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2019 as part of the Martin Maldonado trade. He was moved again a few months later, this time to the Oakland Athletics. Kemp regressed in 2023, hitting.209 in 124 games with a.607 OPS for the year, after hitting.279 in 2021 and posting an OPS of.800.
According to MLB.com, this season is about him becoming the pitcher he was in 2022, which required some introspection on what went wrong the previous year and, equally as crucially, attention to what went well the year before.
Javier remarked, “I moved on, took what I learned from it, and kept trying to get better.”
Javier appears to be in excellent shape and is ready for the greatest season of his career, according to Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy.
The Houston Astros made it to the AL Championship Series despite Javier’s struggles.
