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 currentÂ
Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi on Tuesday said reports of the team getting close to a trade that would send Matt Kemp to the Padres were not close.
Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi on Tuesday said reports of the team getting close to a trade that would send Matt Kemp to the Padres were not close.
As were the deals centered on Jimmy Rollins and Howie Kendrick, so too does the trade that sees Matt Kemp leave the Los Angeles Dodgers place an emphasis on the team getting better at playing defense in 2015.
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