The Dodgers traded outfielder Manuel Margot for minor league shortstop Rayne Doncon on Monday for minor league shortstop Noah Miller, in order multiplicity reports.
Complete commerce:
Minnesota Twins obtain OF Manuel Margot and SS prospect Rayne Doncon
Los Angeles Dodgers obtain SS prospect Noah Miller
The deal paves the way in which for Kiké Hernandez's return to LA
Amongst those that had totally different elements of the deal: @DanielAlvarezEE and @JonHeyman.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 26, 2024
The commerce coincides with Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández, although no transfer has been introduced by the group (although Hernández himself confirmed his signature; extra on this later).
Margot was initially scheduled to start out in heart subject and bat sixth for the Dodgers on Monday towards the Rockies at Salt River Fields in Scottsale, however was scratched. He performed in two of the group's first 4 spring coaching video games.
The Dodgers acquired Margot together with Tyler Glasnow from the Rays on Dec. 16 for Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca. Margot earned $10 million this season, of which the Rays pays $2 million. The outfielder has a 2025 membership choice value $12 million with a $2 million buyout. If the Dodgers had picked up Margot's choice, the Rays would have paid him $2 million to cowl the buyout, however not till August 1, 2026.
Eradicating Margot's $8 million reduces the Dodgers' 2024 payroll for aggressive steadiness tax functions to $302.6 million greater than what Hernández indicators. Contemplating that the group is already above the best threshold, and that any quantity over $297 million is taxed at 110 p.c, any quantity saved in successfully exchanging Margot for Hernández would imply greater than double the monetary distinction for the Dodgers.
Doncon was signed by the Dodgers within the 2021 worldwide signing interval out of the Dominican Republic. Doncon struggled in 2023, hitting .216/.283/.368 in Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, however simply turned 20 in September.
Doncon was ranked the Dodgers' 18th-best prospect by Kiley McDaniel at ESPN, the membership's Nineteenth-best prospect by Keith Regulation at The Athletic, and was ranked twenty third total by MLB Pipeline.
Miller, who turned 21 in November, was a first-round decide of the Twins in 2021 from Ozaukee Excessive Shool in Wisconsin, about an hour from the place former first-round shortstop Gavin Lux performed his baseball highschool in Kenosha.
Miller hit .223/.309/.340 with eight residence runs, 20 doubles, 5 triples, and a … wRC+ for Excessive-A Cedar Rapids final yr. He led all minor league shortstops in Defensive Runs Saved final yr, which he mentioned throughout final season with Mark Simon on the Sports activities Information Options podcast.
From Jarrett Seidler, senior prospect author at Baseball Prospectus:
that is most likely, not positively; he has certainly every so often flashed some plate self-discipline/contact capability
– Jarrett Seidler (@jaseidler) February 26, 2024
