The Dodgers are discussing the framework for trading Matt Kemp to San Diego. That was the instant takeaway — and isn’t that the only takeaway that interests anyone these days? — from the following two tweets from Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal on Thursday afternoon:

Sources: #Dodgers continue to discuss trade of Kemp to #Padres. Grandal likely would be in package going to LAD, and SD would get $ in deal.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 4, 2014

#Dodgers talking Kemp with other teams as well. Deal with #Padres not necessarily more likely than it is with other clubs.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 4, 2014

But that’s the lazy takeaway, and it shouldn’t be the only takeaway.

It had already been reported (here and here, and tell me if I missed another one) that the Padres and Dodgers have talked about Kemp. The Orioles and the Mariners (click on the first link) have also shown interest in Kemp.

More revealing: we have some idea of what the Dodgers might look for in an intradivision trade with the Padres. San Diego had six major-league starting pitchers with a sub-4.00 FIP last season, all under the age of 30, all of whom could be considered a fourth or fifth starter candidate in Los Angeles. But apparently the Dodgers aren’t targeting Tyson Ross, Ian Kennedy, Andrew Cashner, Odrisamer Despaigne, Jesse Hahn or Robbie Erlin — or if they are, the Padres might not have to give up major-league pitching to get Kemp.

Told that #Padres system deep enough that don’t necessarily have to trade MLB pitching to get bat. Would #Dodgers move Kemp to rival?

— Jeff Sanders (@JeffSanders_UT) December 4, 2014

Rather, the name coming up is Grandal, a 26-year-old catcher from Cuba with a career .245/.350/.763 slash line. He’s a switch hitter who has hit slightly better from the left side in his career. Grandal had a 143 OPS plus as a rookie in 2012, then was suspended 50 games for testosterone use. His OPS plus since: 110.

Digging a bit deeper, Grandal has done two things well in his major-league career: Hit away from Petco Park (an .802 OPS last year) and frame pitches. According to StatCorner.com, Grandal was able to get 96 balls called strikes due to his pitch framing skills in 2014, or an average of 1.43 per game. That might not sound like a lot, but it ranked 11th in the major leagues among catchers who received at least 1,000 pitches last season.

Furthermore, this is an area in which A.J. Ellis struggles. Ellis lost 111 strike calls due to poor framing last season, or 1.41 per game. It’s also an area that new president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman values. Each of the last two seasons, every Rays catcher has finished with an even or positive number of strike calls gained due to pitch framing.

Both Friedman and GM Farhan Zaidi employed catching platoons in Tampa Bay and Oakland, respectively. So when the Dodgers tendered Ellis a contract prior to Tuesday’s deadline, it stood to reason that they did not intend for Ellis to catch 130 or more games in 2015. Something closer to a platoon situation seemed likely, preferably pairing Ellis with a partner who can frame a pitch.

Grandal, who could also back up Adrian Gonzalez at first base, would certainly fit that bill. He isn’t a star player but it’s still news if the Dodgers are trying to make a play for him.