Before the Braves and Padres agreed to the dump-for-dump trade that brought Matt Kemp to Atlanta in exchange for Hector Olivera, there was another juicy trade rumor involving the Braves and the return of yet another familiar face to the fold: Brian McCann.

Yesterday, the rumor was that the Braves and Yankees were in talks, with the main factor in a potential deal being how much money the Yankees were willing to eat and/or how much money the Braves wanted them to eat. Now, thanks to Jon Heyman, we’ve got an idea of a specific number in that regard.

Now, I can understand why a potential deal for McCann probably doesn’t make much sense for the Braves. As Eric pointed out yesterday, this is absolutely not a long-term solution to the Braves’ current catching problem. McCann is getting up there in years, and he would not be in the lineup everyday by the time the figure to be legitimately good again by 2018.

However, the Braves have clearly stated that they value good clubhouse figures. It’s why they’ve held on to guys like Jeff Francoeur — even though they should probably be trying to trade him, to be honest — and it’s also why they decided to completely wash their hands of Hector Olivera after his domestic violence incident. Brian McCann definitely fits the bill in that regard, and he’d also help fill seats in the new stadium since he’s still popular around these parts. Plus, even though this clearly isn’t a long-term solution, McCann would serve as a slight improvement for the Braves’ catching situation.

Overall, I still think that it’s a weird move for the Braves to make. Then again, I never figured that we’d be seeing Matt Kemp play baseball for the Braves in the year 2016, so there’s that. I think we’ve reached the point in the rebuild where it’s time to start expecting the unexpected when it comes to potential deadline moves and beyond.