Matt Kemp Trade Rumors

With the MLB trade deadline less than a week away, the trade rumors are heating up.
Here are the latest Matt Kemp trade rumors from around the web.


Baseball writer Danny Knobler tweeted the following:

Heard Mets trying hard to move Bartolo Colon, which isn’t exactly a surprise. Also no surprise: Dodgers trying hard to move Kemp.
— Danny Knobler (@DannyKnobler) July 22, 2014

Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork tweeted:

Yanks are currently not in on Matt Kemp, according to a source.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 25, 2014

The following excerpts are from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com

"The Dodgers are making calls, and rival executives have the feeling the Dodgers are ready to move on, if possible. And Kemp, an LA guy as an Oklahoma product could ever hope to become, apparently is ready to go, too."

"Five teams are said to have shown interest, or at least talked to the Dodgers, and you can be sure L.A. will keep in touch with those teams."

"Word going around the game is that things are deteriorating between Kemp, and the field staff."

"One rival executive asked about Kemp suggested he wouldn't touch what's left of that $160-million contract, which seemed very reasonable at the time despite being the largest ever in the NL when it was signed, and another executive said he's getting “mixed” reports about Kemp's play and recent persona. Both executives noted that they had heard Kemp and the field staff aren't seeing eye-to-eye."

In the same article, Heyman attributed the following quotes to Kemp's agent Dave Stewart:

“Eight years is a long time to be in one place. Sometimes change is good. This might be the time to change.”

“It's been up and down his whole career. It's never been smooth. Some of it's the player, some of it's the situation. It's not the player, it's not management, it's both. It's never smooth.”

“He's busted his ass. He's run into walls. At some point, you do something good for the player.  Whether you play him in center field, or you trade him, you do something"

It will be interesting to see if Kemp is actually traded by the deadline.  The Dodgers could use some arms to shore up their starting pitching and the back end of their bullpen. 

True to the Blue!

Red Sox and Dodgers Working on Blockbuster Trade

The Dodgers and Red Sox are hard at work on a blockbuster deal involving up to 8 players.  According to multiple sources including ESPNBoston, the Dodgers would receive starting pitcher Josh Beckett, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, outfielder Carl Crawford, and utility player Nick Punto in exchange for Rubby De La Rosa, James Loney, Ivan De Jesus and Jerry Sands.  In a move that may show the validity of the rumors, De La Rosa was optioned to Triple-A early this afternoon.

Dodger ownership is taking no prisoners and showing they are willing to spend big money in absorbing some of these contracts.  We'll see if the trade gets completed.  What do you guys think of this possible trade?

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Dodgers Make Trade for Outfielder

The Dodgers have acquired Juan Rivera from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Rivera is still owed around $2.5 million for this season.  The Dodgers also designated Marcus Thames for assignment. 

So far this year, Rivera has hit .243 with 6 homeruns and 28 RBI.  In 2009, he hit 25 homers and drove in 88 runs for the Angels.