Dodgers Ship Off Puig, Kemp In Blockbuster Trade

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Dodgers shipped off Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, catcher Kyle Farmer, and left-hander Alex Wood to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in a blockbuster trade deal.

The deal, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, represents something of a house-cleaning for a team that fell just short of baseball's grand prize two years running. In return, the Dodgers will get right-hander Homer Bailey and two minor leaguers, according to the newspaper. It's a move designed to save the team millions of dollars in salaries.

According to the Times, the Dodgers will also give $7 million to the Cincinnati Reds. Even with Bailey's $23 million contract, LA will still shed about $20 million off the books with the trade.

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Photo: : Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers faces and salutes the fans from the dugout after hitting a three-run home run to left field in the sixth inning of Game Four of the 2018 World Series against pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez #57 of the Boston Red Sox (not in photo) at Dodger Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)