The woeful Braves have the fewest wins in all of the majors (37), so it is clear they are adding Kemp to bring a little more hope and excitement for their downcast fans. That said, Kemp is an expensive addition regardless of the reasons; he is still owed roughly $55 million over the next three seasons. While reports say Atlanta also gets $10.5 million in this deal, it is still a lot to pay for an aging slugger who has batted over .270 just once in the past four seasons. The homers will help a little, but otherwise this trade is all about unloading Olivera's also-onerous contract.

The Friars' fire sale continues here. San Diego has arguably been the majors' most active 'seller' heading into the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade cutoff, and dropping Kemp's $55 million over the next three years helps with the latest rebuild. It is questionable whether Olivera will ever play for San Diego; team ownership has been very vocal about the organization getting back on track, and Olivera is an aging yet unproven player who this week is coming off an 82-game suspension for domestic violence. The bottom line for San Diego is Olivera is owed $28.5 million over the next four seasons (significantly less than Kemp's salary).

The respective fantasy values of both Kemp and Olivera aren't likey to change at all with this deal; Kemp will still hit some home runs (with a middling batting average) for a talent-poor team, and Olivera still has no fantasy value for the foreseeable future. The only player likely to see a change in fantasy fortunes here is whomever winds up with the most playing time replacing Kemp for the Padres--probably one of Jabari Blash or Travis Jankowski. Blash hits for good power but not usually a strong average, while Jankowski hits for average but little power.