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Kemp Alderman Swinging a Hot Bat at Double-A
Miami Marlins outfield prospect Kemp Alderman took home Southern League Player of the Week honors for the second time this season for his performance last week at Double-A Pensacola. The former second-round draft pick went 11-for-23 (.478), including one triple and a home run. The 22-year-old also drove in three runs, scored four times, and stole one base. Miami's 10th-ranked prospect is now riding an eight-game hit streak and owns a .276/.342/.420 slash line for the season. Not known as a fast runner, the Ole Miss product has stolen 13 bases through 48 games, blowing past his previous career high of five steals in a season, which was set last year. The 6-foot-2 slugger has also cut down on his strikeout rate this season, going from 24.4 percent last year down to 19.4 percent this year. His near-top-of-the-scale power should get him to the big leagues, but this newfound base-stealing acumen and improved contact skills could get him there sooner, likely sometime next year.
Source: MiLB.com
Source: MiLB.com
