The Padres acquired a great closer and a poor hitter from the Braves:

The Atlanta Braves have traded closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. to the San Diego Padres, sources confirmed to ESPN.com’s Keith Law.

San Diego will send oft-injured outfielders Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin to Atlanta along with prospects Matt Wisler and Jordan Paroubeck, and the 41st pick overall in the upcoming draft.

This strikes me as a deal for Kimbrel, and the Braves insisted the Padres take Upton. Quentin and Maybin are useful players. Melvin Upton (aka B.J.) works as a late inning defensive replacement.

This trade is about prospects from the Braves side. Wisler has excellent strikeout and walk numbers in the minors, and will play 2015 as a 22-year-old, having already pitched 116 2/3 innings at AAA. Paroubeck hit will in rookie league ball last season at the age of 19.

The Padres were going to use Joaquin Benoit as their closer. He posted a 1.3 WAR in 2014, Kimbrel a 2.3. So this move might give the Padres one more win. That could easily be the difference between making the wild card or not.

The Upton brothers are once again united. The story does not say if the Padres will assume his remaining salary.