by Cary Osborne
The Dodgers acquired minor league pitcher Jose Vasquez from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher Diego Cartaya on Thursday.
Vasquez, 20, appeared in 11 games for Dominican Summer League Twins last season. He struck out 45 batters in 30 2/3 innings while posting a 4.99 ERA and going 4–0. The right-hander was signed by the Twins as an international free agent on December 13, 2022 out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Cartaya, 23, played in 95 games last year between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City and batted .221/.323/.363/.686 with 11 home runs. He appeared in 363 minor league games for the Dodgers, clubbing 66 homers and driving in 234 runs. He was originally signed as an intentional free agent on July 2, 2018 out of Maracay, Venezuela.
Cartaya was MLB.com’s top-rated amateur prospect in the 2018 international class and the Dodgers’ top organizational prospect in 2022 and 2023. He was designated for assignment on Jan. 3 to make room on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster after the signing of 25-year-old Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim.
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