Report: Reds Complete Trade With Dodgers, Acquire Prospect Arnaldo Lantigua. Lantigua hit .310 in the Dominican Summer League last season.
Lantigua, 19, batted .301 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI across 49 games for the Rookie-DSL Dodgers Mega in 2024.
"The ceiling is as high as any team in the league," said new Cincinnati Reds infielder Gavin Lux, whose last game was a Game 5 World Series clincher.
Full trade, per ESPN sources: Cincinnati receives infielder Gavin Lux. Los Angeles Dodgers receive a Competitive Balance Round A pick (around No. 37) and outfield prospect Mike Sirota.
The Dodgers announced that they’ve traded minor league outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua to the Reds for international bonus pool space. Cincinnati is reportedly sending $1.5MM in pool room to the Dodgers. Bonus pool money must be traded in multiples of $250K. Los Angeles now has sufficient funds to finalize their $6.5MM deal with Roki Sasaki.
In an interview with Dodgers Nation, Gavin Lux admits that it was not easy to receive the news of his departure from Los Angeles to move to the Reds team ... and Cincinnati will be his second ...
The Reds wound up playing a small part in Friday's big news of Japanese ace Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers. Cincinnati sent Los Angeles international bonus pool space for Minor League outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua.
Lux adds an above-average lefty bat to a Cincinnati lineup that needed a boost and clears some room in the Los Angeles infield.
Hyeseong Kim aims to secure a spot on the Dodgers' 2025 Opening Day roster, bringing his strong performance and versatility to the team.
There've been questions about his status since Nico Hoerner had flexor tendon surgery in October. Not much clarity came from Cubs Convention.
The Blue Jays paid $11 million for a replacement-level player, because they thought it would help them get Roki Sasaki.