The Dodgers aren’t done rebuilding their roster after a highly successful offseason.
Los Angeles will trade outfielder Manuel Margot to the Twins and re-sign Kiké Hernandez to fill that roster spot, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.
According to ESPN, Minnesota is releasing shortstop prospect Noah Miller to the Dodgers, while also acquiring shortstop prospect Laing Doncong.
The Dodgers originally acquired Margot from the Rays in December as part of the Tyler Glasnow trade.
The 29-year-old hit .264/.310/.376 with four home runs and 38 RBIs in 336 at-bats with Tampa Bay last season, entering his fourth year with the Rays after four seasons with the Padres. It became.
Hernandez, a 32-year-old utility man, played with the Dodgers from 2015-20 before signing with the Red Sox and was brought back to the Dodgers before last season’s trade deadline.
Last season, he hit .237/.289/.357 with 11 home runs and 61 RBIs.
The Dodgers continue to overhaul their roster after signing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani to a record 10-year, $700 million contract, of which a whopping $680 million will be used to reduce the team’s tax burden. has been postponed to. He will not pitch this season after undergoing elbow surgery.
Additionally, they signed a 12-year contract with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a highly anticipated Japanese right-hander, worth a total of $325 million, beating out the Yankees and Mets in the competition.
Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez signed a one-year, $23.5 million contract with the Dodgers, brought back outfielder Jason Heyward on a one-year, $9 million contract, and left-hander James Paxton signed a one-year, $7 million contract. . .
