It's interesting to watch fans react to the trade of a longtime star player. In the last 12 hours I've seen every reaction on Matt Kemp's trade to the Padres from grudging acceptance to "it's all part of the plan" to "these guys running the show have no idea what they're doing" to "DEAR GOD, WHYYYYYYY? " I'm a little too old to have an immediate dramatic reaction. No, I'm not crazy about Kemp spending his remaining years with the enemy. But it could be worse. Much worse. Kemp could have been traded to the Yankees or the Giants or the Diamondbacks or the Angels. He could have been traded by a clueless owner who was just trying to shed payroll. He could have been traded when he was at his peak, which apparently was in 2011. Instead, this appears to be part of a complicated, orchestrated effort to improve the Dodgers on a year-to-year basis and for the long-term. I can respect that. And I can suppress whatever feelings of se...
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