Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman pulled off a stunner in December 2017 when he traded Charlie Culberson, Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Matt Kemp.
The trade was notable for a multitude of reasons. There were large salaries involved in the deal, it marked the end of Gonzalez’s tenure with the Dodgers, and of course a reunion for Kemp.
Gonzalez needed to waive his no-trade clause in order for the deal to be completed, and he did so under the condition the Braves would release him.