The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves have swapped the awful contracts of Matt Kemp and Hector Olivera. The move makes close to zero sense for either club in my opinion but I can see the angle that both are coming from. The Padres have been a dumpster fire for about the past decade and one of those pieces of trash was the Matt Kemp deal. Kemp is a solid player getting drastically and grossly overpayed. The Padres did this deal to get rid of the contract of Kemp and let their young talented OF in the farm system develop. One of those names being Manuel Margot, which the Padres recieved from the Red Sox in the Craig Kimbrel trade. For the Braves, they got rid of the awful, pitiful player that Olivera is and made room in the infield to let their young guys learn. The only question I have for the Braves is, why take on the contract of Kemp? The main reason for taking on Kemps' contract was in order to get rid of Olivera, that's how much they hate this guy.
I could possibly even see the Padres DFA Olivera and just eat some of the money that he's owed. He has been an overall bust and a reckless player (was suspended 82 games for a banned substance).
I could possibly even see the Padres DFA Olivera and just eat some of the money that he's owed. He has been an overall bust and a reckless player (was suspended 82 games for a banned substance).
@Belsner133
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