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Serial celebrity dater and baseball star Matt Kemp has finally been traded from LA... and away from his exes, Rihanna and Khloe Kardashian! After years of speculation that the Los Angeles Dodgers would try to move their oft-injured former MVP-candidate outfielder, the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres have reportedly agreed on a trade. Which celebrity does Kemp have his eye on now?
BREAKING: Dodgers trade OF Matt Kemp to Padres. (via media reports) pic.twitter.com/muc06fwTzN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 11, 2014
As reported by U-T San Diego, the Dodgers and Padres agreed on a deal "that would send outfielder Matt Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz to San Diego in exchange for catcher Yasmani Grandal and a pair of pitching prospects", according to their sources.
As ESPN explain, the $32 million to San Diego will go "to cover part of Kemp's remaining $107 million salary", the remnant of the huge $160 million deal the Dodgers signed Kemp to in 2011 after he finished second in the National League MVP voting.
Yahoo! Sports point out that the 30 year old Kemp ended this past season "with 25 homers and 89 RBIs plus a .289 batting average. It was a good rebound year after two seasons of injury woes."
As Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports tweeted: "Agreement is Kemp, Federowicz and $32M to Padres for Grandal, Wieland, Eflin." He added: "Eflin could go to Phillies as part of Rollins deal."
Source: Agreement is Kemp, Federowicz and $32M to #Padres for Grandal, Wieland, Eflin. Eflin could go to #Phillies as part of Rollins deal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2014
Kemp deal has no other tentacles. Only Rollins coming from #Phillies, Only Grandal, Wieland from #Padres, with Eflin perhaps going to PHI.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2014
The deal seemingly helps the Padres and their offensive woes, tweets ESPN Stats:
Matt Kemp can boost a struggling Padres offense. He had more hits, home runs and RBI than the Padres' leaders in each category last season
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 11, 2014
But as Rosenthal pointed out, the problem for the Dodgers is that they barely upgraded their already strong roster. The return, he says, especially for a player of Kemp's caliber, doesn't fill the Dodgers needs.
#Dodgers know they will be sharply criticized for Kemp return. Had surplus in OF, hole at SS, need for C. Overall roster upgrade was goal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, 2014
Kemp lived up the celebrity life to its full potential in Los Angeles, dating a string of beauties including pop superstar Rihanna until they broke up in 2010, and was also rumored to have hooked up with Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Khloe Kardashian after she split with NBA player Lamar Odom.
What do you think: is this a fair return for someone of Kemp's stature? How much will it help the Padres, and will the Dodgers make another move to shore up their roster? Which San Diego celebrity will Kemp be able to hook up with?
Here's a reminder of just how good Kemp could be:
