Matt Kemp traded to Padres

Matt Kemp was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the San Diego Padres on December 18, 2014 along with Tim Federowicz and cash. In exchange the Dodgers received Yasmani Grandal, Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin.

Kemp is an outfielder who in 2014 hit .287/.346/.506 with 25 HR, 89 RBI, 77 R, 8 SB in 150 games with the Dodgers. Over nine MLB seasons with the Dodgers he hit .292/.349/.495 with 182 HR, 648 RBI, 650 R, 170 SB in 1116 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round in 2003. Kemp will be 31 on September 23.

Federowicz is a catcher who split 2014 between Triple A Albuquerque and the Dodgers. He hit .328/.383/.555 with 14 HR, 48 RBI, 51 R, 1 SB in 78 games at Albuquerque and .113/.158/.197 with 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 23 games with the Dodgers. Over four MLB seasons with the Dodgers he hit .194/.247/.300 with 5 HR, 22 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 89 games. His caught stealing rate was 37%. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the seventh round in 2008 and traded to the Dodgers in 2011. Federowicz will be 28 on August 5th.

Grandal is a C\1B who in 2014 hit .225/.327/.401 with 15 HR, 49 RBI, 47 R, 3 SB in 128 games with the Padres. Over three MLB seasons with the Padres he hit .245/.350/.412 with 24 HR, 94 RBI, 88 R, 3 SB in 216 games. His caught stealing rate was 17%. He was originally drafted by the Reds with the 12th pick of the first round in 2010 and was traded to the Padres in 2011. Grandal turned 26 on November 8th.

RHP Wieland split 2014 between Rookie Arizona, Double A San Antonio, Triple A El Paso and the Padres. He was 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 10 K, 0.67 WHIP, .143 BAA in 6.0 IP over 3 games at Arizona, 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP, .242 BAA in 9.0 IP over 2 games at San Antonio, 2-1, 3.42 ERA, 20 K, 1.10 WHIP, .247 BAA in 23.2 IP over 4 games at El Paso and 1-0, 7.15 ERA, 8 K, 1.85 WHIP, .333 BAA in 11.1 IP over 4 games with the Padres. Over two MLB seasons with the Padres he was 1-4, 5.31 ERA, 32 K, 1.44 WHIP, .273 BAA in 39.0 IP over 9 games. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the fourth round in 2008 and traded to the Padres in 2011. Wieland turned 25 on January 21.

RHP Eflin pitched in 2014 at Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore where he was 10-7, 3.80 ERA, 93 K, 1.32 WHIP, .281 BAA in 128.0 IP over 24 games. He was originally drafted by the Padres with the 33rd pick of the first round in 2012. Eflin will be 21 on April 8th.