Marlins trade SS Miguel Rojas to Dodgers for prospect
MIAMI (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired their shortstop on Wednesday evening, buying Miguel Rojas from the Miami Marlins in change for infield prospect Jacob Amaya.
The groups introduced the commerce Wednesday evening.
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The Dodgers wanted a shortstop after Trea Turner — their starter at that place for all however two video games final season — left in free company and signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the NL champion Philadelphia Phillies.
And that gap, evidently, might be stuffed by Rojas. He has a $5 million wage within the ultimate season of a $10 million, two-year contract, then can grow to be a free agent.
Rojas was the longest-tenured member of the Marlins, having been with the membership since 2015. He appeared in 870 video games with Miami during the last eight seasons, 339 greater than anybody else — Brian Anderson performed in 531 for the Marlins over that span.
He was the chief within the clubhouse for nearly his whole tenure in Miami. Don Mattingly, who managed the Marlins for the final seven years of Rojas’ time in Miami, raved about what Rojas meant to the membership and even let him handle in an honorary function for season finales in 2019 and 2021.
Rojas batted solely .236 final 12 months, his lowest since hitting .181 in 85 appearances with the Dodgers in 2014, however his glove was nonetheless excellent. He made seven errors in 531 probabilities at shortstop final season and was an NL Gold Glove finalist — in a 12 months the place he was the second-oldest on a regular basis shortstop within the majors behind Elvis Andrus, who break up his time between Oakland and the Chicago White Sox.
Andrus turned 34 in August. Rojas turns 34 subsequent month.
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The commerce occurred hours after the Marlins launched Jean Segura at their ballpark, with common supervisor Kim Ng saying the crew expects Segura — who has been a center infielder for nearly the whole thing of his 11-year profession — to play third base. But with Rojas gone, it’s doable Segura may even see a while at shortstop for Miami.
Rojas has been to the playoffs twice. He acquired into one recreation with the Dodgers of their loss to St. Louis within the 2014 NL Division Series, then helped the Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs within the 2020 NL wild-card collection earlier than falling to Atlanta within the division collection.
Amaya, 24, was an Eleventh-round choose by the Dodgers in 2017. He’s spent the final 5 seasons of their minor league system, batting .256 in 463 video games and attending to Triple-A for the primary time final 12 months.
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