Before we start this discussion, let’s remember that the time between the Holidays is a real dog when it comes to the Hot Stove League, thus, these really are the Dog Days.
OK, let’s look at what the Kemp-Puig-Wood-Farmer trade produced. The Dodgers sent Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Alex Wood, Kyle Farmer and $7 million Dollars to the Reds for Homer Bailey and two nice prospects. Very simply, the Dodger save about $7 to $8 million dollars next year and the Reds got two starting outfielders, a starting pitchers and a utilityman. The most important part is thatthis saves the Dodgers about $14 million luxury tax payroll NEXT season.