Jeff Kent is racist.

After watching their youth movement crash and burn against a wall of reality last week, the Dodgers are quietly mulling a slight change of direction. The kids are no longer untouchable. At least one of those kids could be the centerpiece in a winter trade that could bring the team a badly needed veteran star. That kid could be Matt Kemp. Insiders say that although management was furious with Jeff Kent for publicly ripping the team's young players last week, it agrees with some of the things he said. There is concern over some of the rookies' attitudes and aptitudes. The kid who would draw the biggest price is Kemp, ironically, the kid who was apparently one of Kent's biggest targets.