Bob Nightengale

USA TODAY Sports

SAN DIEGO —The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their makeover Thursday morning by agreeing on a deal that will send outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres, a high-ranking official with direct knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports.

The official spoke only on the condition of anonymity since the trade has yet to be announced. The official announcement has been delayed because the Commissioner's office must approve the trade, and the players must pass their physicals.

Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz will be sent to the Padres in a package deal for catcher Yasmani Grandal, pitcher Joe Wieland and at least one prospect.

The deal, which will also have the Dodgers sending about $31 million to cover part of the remaining $107 million in Kemp's contract, is expected to be finalized today.

"We obviously traded away some very good players tonight,'' says Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers' president of baseball operations, who has now made 10 trades in 26 days on the job. "But we feel with the totality of the moves ourselves, we made ourselves a better team.''

Kemp, who missed 145 games with injuries during the 2012-2013 seasons, bounced back to hit .287 last season with 25 homers and 89 RBI. His greatest season was in 2011 when he batted .324 with 39 homers, 126 RBI and 40 stolen bases, finishing runner-up to Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun in the MVP race.

The Dodgers had been shopping all of their outfielders all winter, but Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier drew little interest. Crawford still is owed $62.25 million over the next three years, and Ethier is owed $56 million over three years.

In dealing Kemp, the Dodgers give up the most expensive - but also most talented and marketable - outfielder of the group. The Padres, meanwhile, get an All-Star outfielder for a price far more palatable than what's on the open market; after their salary relief from the Dodgers, Kemp will cost them around $21 million a year.

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