Letters: Matt Kemp trade leaves them blue

SAN DIEGO – The Los Angeles Dodgers' late-night show was over Wednesday when Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten turned to his architect, Andrew Friedman and congratulated him. "We put them [reporters] to sleep,'' Kasten said. "Perfect. That's what we should 

10:27am: The Padres are the team that is most likely to land Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp via trade, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter). Recent reports had tied the two clubs in talks. San Diego's current 

Kemp will play next season with the divisional rival San Diego Padres, who acquire Kemp, catcher Tim Federowicz and $30 million-plus in exchange for catcher Yasmani Grandal and two pitching prospects, according to people familiar with the situation.

Matt Kemp is gone now, traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a move that's been looming for a year. He's headed to the San Diego Padres with a chance to start fresh as the face-of-the-franchise star he once was in L.A.. As our Tim Brown explained in

In his official blog, Metta World Peace gives his thoughts on the Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to trade Matt Kemp.