Padres pitching prospect Kannon Kemp is showing the organization that he is ready to develop into a legit arm this fall.
Friars on Base argues that San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller should exercise patience with pitching prospect Kannon Kemp rather than trading him away. The 22-year-old right-hander has impressed in the Arizona Fall League, throwing four hitless innings with five strikeouts and a fastball approaching 100 mph.
The writer notes that Kemp struggled in 2026 with a 6.28 ERA across 38.2 innings following significant shoulder and oblique injuries. However, given an aging major-league starting rotation, the piece contends that San Diego must focus on internally developing power arms like Kemp instead of moving them in offseason trades.
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