In a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Minnesota Twins acquired outfielder Manuel Margot.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielder Manuel Margot to the Minnesota Twins, two months after they acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays, in exchange for Tyler Glasnow.
Margot was supposed to start for the Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET in a Cactus League game, but he was scratched when the move was made public less than half an hour beforehand. He was supposed to open the game in center field and bat sixth.
Margot was 0-for-6 with a strikeout in two spring training games.
As per Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Twins are recalling shortstop Noah Miller to the Dodgers.Rayne Doncon, a shortstop prospect, will go from Los Angeles to Margot, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Margot played four seasons with the San Diego Padres before joining the Rays for a four-year stay. Prior to being traded to San Diego for All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel, along with three other players, he was a top prospect in the Boston Red Sox farm system.
Margot has a lifetime OPS of.694 and is a.255 hitter. He has amassed 52 home runs, 283 RBI, 91 stolen bases, and a 12.2 WAR in 788 appearances.
Over the previous two seasons, injuries restricted Margot to 89 and 99 games, respectively. Margot hit.269 with eight home runs, 85 RBI, 16 stolen bases, a.693 OPS, and 2.2 WAR in those two seasons.
Given that Margot would have to battle tooth and nail for at-bats in Los Angeles,
A month after adding Margot, Teoscar Hernández signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers. In addition to those three, Los Angeles has utility man Chris Taylor on the roster and is reportedly pursuing a reunion with utility man Kiké Hernández. While Minnesota may not have as much depth in the outfield as Los Angeles, Margot probably won’t be guaranteed an everyday role there either. Byron Buxton and Max Kepler are nearly assured of starting jobs in center and right field, respectively, while Willi Castro and Matt Wallner arrived at spring training as the Twins’ best options in left. In his nine years in the Major Leagues, Buxton has only missed one game over ninety-five games, while Kepler has missed an average of forty games over