According to Francys Romero, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for $1 million in international signing bonus money. The 19-year-old outfielder was signed by Los Angeles in January of 2023.
With Walker Buehler gone to Boston, most of the pitching staff is either bought or acquired as well; Tony Gonsolin, Dustin May, Edgardo Henriquez, and Michael Grove are the only Dodgers draftees or amateur international free agent signings left (even though Grove doesn't feel likely to stay for long).
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.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to defend their World Series title, and to do so they are shoring up some positions, and the monarchs agreed with the Reds on a trade to recei
MLB investigated Roki Sasaki’s signing process with the Dodgers, addressing rumors of a prearranged deal and confirming no wrongdoing.
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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.
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.
Young athletes were also able to meet some of the pros within the Reds organization, including major leaguers Gavin Lux and Santiago Espinal.
So when the newest member of the Cincinnati Reds ... conversations with new Reds manager Terry Francona and team president Nick Krall after Monday’s trade from the Dodgers.