<![CDATA[worldclass Blog Posts]]> http://www.losangelesdodgersnews.com/worldclass/weblog/ <![CDATA[Does Matt Kemp deserve a multi-year contract]]> http://www.losangelesdodgersnews.com/worldclass/weblog/8969/does-matt-kemp-deserve-a-multi-year.html http://www.losangelesdodgersnews.com/worldclass/weblog/8969/does-matt-kemp-deserve-a-multi-year.html Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:27:43 PST Matt Kemp is coming off the best year of his very young career and the Dodgers higher ups are unsure of whether to offer a multi-year contract.  This makes no sense to anyone who follows the Dodgers.  Matt Kemp has been in the majors for 4 years now, every year his numbers have improved greatly.  Just a few examples between his 2008 and 2009 seasons; He had 606 at bats in each year, and across the boards his numbers improved.  4 more runs, 4 more hits, 2 more triples, 12 more home runs, 25 more RBI’s, 19 more total bases.  Then for those of us who felt like every time he was at the plate he struck out, ( I know I was mad when he did) he actually improved his numbers from the previous year by 14.  I know most of the numbers aren’t a huge difference but there is a clear difference at the same time.  Matt Kemp improved throughout the season, and his defense was unstoppable.  He made very few mistakes throughout the year, in fact it was so few that he was recognized as one of the top outfielders in the National league and was awarded a Gold Glove.  On top of that he also got Silver Slugger honors which shows the improvements he made.  I think that the numbers alone,  with his leadership improvements should be recognized as enough to come to terms with a long term contract.

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