The Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins are reportedly in agreement on a trade that would send a young catcher to the Twins.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired minor league pitcher Jose Vasquez from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday for catcher Diego Cartaya.
Although the Minnesota Twins have done next to nothing this offseason, and that is expected to be the theme this winter. On Wednesday, however, the International Free Agent Signing Period began, and that brought a flurry of activity.
The Minnesota Twins have had a quiet offseason. However, the Twins just swooped in and signed a top-50 international prospect.
One of the fascinating and important knock-on effects of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is a miniature windfall of international amateur free agents becoming unexpectedly available at the last second, as a new window for signing such players begins Wednesday.
The Dodgers made a trade on Thursday, sending former top prospect Diego Cartaya to the Minnesota Twins for a pitcher.
The 23-year-old catcher, designated for assignment last week after the Hyeseong Kim signing, is swapped for 20-year-old minor-league pitcher Jose Vasquez
The Los Angeles Dodgers added to their infield depth when they signed Hyeseong Kim to a three-year, $12.5 million contract earlier this month. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers designated former top prospect Diego Cartaya for assignment in order to make room on their 40-man roster for Kim.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially moved on from catcher Diego Cartaya, trading the former top prospect to the Minnesota Twins for minor-league right-hander Jose Vasquez. It’s been just two ...
However, the Twins’ president Derek Falvey just swooped in and stole a top-50 international prospect from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Minnesota Twins have signed Teilon Serrano, a top-50 ranked ...
Los Angeles sent catcher Diego Cartaya to the Twins in exchange for minor-league pitcher Jose Vasquez. Cartaya was long thought to be the team's future backstop and was the Dodgers' No. 1 prospect on MLB Pipeline as recently as 2023, and MLB.com rated him as the No. 14 prospect in all of baseball before the 2023 campaign.
One scrutinized move the Cubs made this offseason was sending outfielder Cody Bellinger to the Yankees for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet—a trade that appeared to be more of a move to get off Bellinger's contract than anything else.