street. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers made their second major move of the offseason on Saturday, acquiring Tyler Glasnow from the Tampa Bay Rays in a four-player trade after the pitcher agreed to a five-year, $136.5 million contract. .
Los Angeles also received outfielder Manuel Margot and sent Rays young right fielder Ryan Peabiot and outfielder Johnny DeLuca.
A week after signing free agent Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million, 10-year contract to bolster an already strong lineup, the Dodgers addressed the need for help by adding an oft-injured, hard-throwing right-hander. Track record of being a dominant performer when healthy.
Glasnow is 30 years old, has one season left on his $25 million cap hit and will be eligible for free agency after next season. The teams reached a tentative agreement on the trade Thursday and were given a 72-hour window by Major League Baseball that runs through Sunday for the Dodgers to negotiate with Glasnow on a new deal.
Glasnow went 10-7 with a 3.53 ERA while recording career highs in starts (21), innings pitched (120) and strikeouts (162) in 2023. Without a new contract, he would have been eligible to become a free agent after the 2024 World Series.
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Margot, a .255 career hitter, hit .264 with four home runs and 38 RBIs in 99 games with the Rays in 2023. Parting with him enabled Tampa Bay to save more money as the 29-year-old is worth $10. $1 million next season, plus a $2 million buyout on a $12 million option for 2025.
The Rays acquired Glasnow, along with outfielder Austin Meadows and pitcher Shane Baz, at the trade deadline in 2018 in a deal that sent one-time Tampa Bay ace Chris Archer to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Saturday’s cost-cutting move continues a trend that has seen the team move on with other front-line pitchers.
Right-hander James Shields was also an All-Star before being dealt to the Kansas City Royals in December 2012. Lefties David Price and Blake Snell both won AL Cy Young Awards with Tampa Bay before being dealt to the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres in July 2014 and December 2020, respectively.
In each case, the Rays’ return included promising young prospects or players who helped the budget-minded franchise remain playoff contenders while also keeping the club’s payroll at a manageable level.
Pepiot, 26, made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2022 and appeared in 21 games, going 5-1 with a 2.76 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings. He was 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA in three starts and five relief appearances this year after starting the season on the injured list after straining his left oblique in his final spring training start.
DeLuca, 25, is a right-handed hitter who batted .262 with two homers and six RBIs in 24 games with Los Angeles last season.
Glasnow underwent Tommy John surgery in August 2021 and missed most of the following season before returning to the major leagues on September 28, 2002. He missed the first two months of 2023 with a left oblique strain suffered during spring training, and returned to the rotation in late May and helped The team reached the playoffs for the fifth year in a row.
Over parts of eight seasons with the Pirates and Rays, the right-hander is between 30 and 27 with a 3.89 ERA in 127 games, including 88 starts. Glasnow started all 71 games he played for the Rays, compiling a 27-16 record with a 3.20 ERA with 678 strikeouts over 388 1/3 innings.
He entered the Dodgers rotation alongside Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller. Buehler is expected to return after rehabbing from the second Tommy John surgery that ended his season in early 2022 and sidelined him for all of 2023.
Los Angeles still needs more promotion. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw is a free agent who underwent shoulder surgery on Nov. 3, and the 35-year-old lefty has yet to decide where or when he might play next season.
With Glasnow out and injured starters Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen and Jeffery Springs expected to miss all or much of next season, the Rays face the challenge of retooling a rotation headed by right-handers Zach Eflin and Aaron Civale. .
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The baseball world was left stunned as news broke that Tyler Glasnow, the star pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, had been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. This blockbuster trade came on the heels of Glasnow agreeing to a massive 5-year, $136.5 million contract with the Dodgers, making him one of the highest-paid players in the league. The move sent shockwaves through the baseball community and left fans and analysts alike speculating on the impact this deal would have on both teams’ chances in the upcoming season.