Just like the Dodgers planned it in 2011 the two highest paid players on the Roster will be Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp. That may have been the plan in 2011 but once Friedman came to town he readjusted the plan and shipped the lifelong Dodger to the division rival Padres.
In San Diego, Kemp struggled with injuries and was not the same player he was with the Dodgers. He was a mess defensively even though he once was a Gold Glover at the toughest outfield spot center field. He was not getting it done and neither was the Padres roster so they blew it all up making Kemp a casualty and he was shipped off to Atlanta.