World Series-winning second baseman Gavin Lux will be starting a new chapter of his career next season as he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds by the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this January.

The Reds are poised to re-enter contention at the Major League level in 2025, but they'll be doing so with help from the farm.

While all of the focus has been on their spending in free agency over the past two years, the Los Angeles Dodgers have maintained one of the best farm systems under president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed a former Los Angels Angels catcher adding depth to their farm system ahead of the upcoming season.

Lantigua, 19, batted .301 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI across 49 games for the Rookie-DSL Dodgers Mega in 2024.

The Reds added Gavin Lux in a trade with the Dodgers this offseason and he has expectations for his first season in Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Reds are making a notable addition to their outfield, as they have reached an agreement with Austin Hays on a one-year, $5 million contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal includes $1 million in incentives as well.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had to lose many prospects to free up enough international bonus pool money to win the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes.

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The Reds wound up playing a small part in Friday's big news of Japanese ace Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the Dodgers. Cincinnati sent Los Angeles international bonus pool space for Minor League outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua.

The Dodgers announced that they’ve traded minor league outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua to the Reds for international bonus pool space. Cincinnati is reportedly sending $1.5MM in pool room to the Dodgers. Bonus pool money must be traded in multiples of $250K. Los Angeles now has sufficient funds to finalize their $6.5MM deal with Roki Sasaki.

Muncy is a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion. He hit .232 with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs in 73 RBIs. His career-high is 36 home runs and 105 RBIs, which he accomplished in 2023.