New GM or not, one of the Braves’ goals for this offseason was to trade one or both of their starting corner outfielders from the 2017 season. It turns out that the outfielder who ended up getting traded was Matt Kemp and he’ll be returning to familiar territory. The Braves have just announced that they’ve traded Kemp to the Dodgers in exchange for Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson, Adrian Gonzalez, and cash considerations.
Simply by looking at the players involved, this is a clear salary dump for both teams.