Braves to reportedly acquire Matt Kemp from Padres in bad contract swap

Jul 31 2016 by SBNation.com

 

In one of the more bizarre deals before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline, the Atlanta Braves have reportedly agreed to acquire outfielder Matt Kemp from the San Diego Padres through a deal that includes high-priced Cuban import Hector Olivera in a swap of bad contracts, per David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who reported the deal was agreed to and is pending completion of physicals.

The Padres are reportedly sending cash to Atlanta in the deal, per Ken Rosenthal of...

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