Salary Dump: Trading a good player with an inflated salary for the sole purpose of saving money. Here’s how they usually work. Team A will trade the horrible contract to Team B. They will also throw in a blue-chip prospect for the effort. Team B usually sends back a couple of fringe players so it looks like a legit trade. It’s normally a win-win for two teams that have differing objectives. Team A wants to get the horrible contract off their books. Team B wants to add a high-end playe