Padres Insider: Preller after another bat

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

Kemp, 30, looked rejuvenated this season after the All-Star break, hitting 17 of his 25 home runs and leading the major leagues in slugging percentage over that time period. Kemp finished second in voting for the National League MVP award in 2011, when 

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 

The one thing Andrew Friedman accomplished this week with all his moves was to clear enough salary space so as to justify himself and his band of geeks for the next few years. Seriously, why else would a GM trade a Matt Kemp to a division rival for

The deal agreed upon — Yasmani Grandal, Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin to the Dodgers in exchange for Matt Kemp, Tim Federowicz and $32 million — could become official as soon as Monday. In the meantime, Preller, the Padres' GM, is pursuing another