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San Diego Padres—Matt Kemp

Matt Kemp began 2015 as the dispatched former cornerstone of the Los Angeles Dodgers, traded off within his same division as a part of half salary dump/half creditability grab deal that satisfied both sender and recipient.

However, Kemp continued to regain the stride he had begun to reclaim in his final year in LA during his first season as a Padre. He put to bed the concerns about his durability that had plagued him a few years ago, playing in 150 games for the second time in as many years. And one thing that is indisputable about Kemp: when he is healthy, he hits. And now he is the best thing the Padres have to offer, as they begin a new phase of a different type of rebuild this year.

Kemp met the 100 RBI mark for the first time since 2011, while topping 20 home runs, 30 doubles and 150 hits for the second consecutive year. He even had a slight re-emergence of speed on the base paths as well, reaching double digits steals for the first time in 5 years as well. Entering only his age-31 season, Kemp stands to continue on the path of being a steady middle of the order bat that is short of being the superstar he once was, but being more than just a role player as well.

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