The biggest challenge Alex Anthopoulos faced this winter was figuring out a way to get rid of Matt Kemp. After nearly a week of negotiating with his former boss, Anthpoulos was able to send Kemp to Los Angeles in a rare win-win salary swap that worked nicely for both clubs. The full details of that trade can be found here.
Shifting around money wasn’t the only benefit of the Kemp trade. The Braves now have an opening for Ronald Acuna whenever he’s deemed ready for the bigs. Brandon McCarthy should be a welcomed veteran presence in the rotation and was quite good in a limited role last year.