The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded second baseman Gavin Lux of Kenosha, Wisconsin to the Cincinnati Reds for outfield prospect Mike Sirota of Mineola, New York and the 37th pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft according to Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors on Monday. The draft pick is a competitive balance draft pick and is available to teams that are among the smallest 10 markets and have the 10 fewest revenues in MLB. It is just ironic that the Dodgers, which have a payroll of $235 million (the fourth highest in Major League Baseball behind only the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets) received a competitive balance draft pick in 2025.
Lux has played five seasons with the Dodgers. He missed the 2023 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee while running bases in a preseason game. The primary reason Lux was traded from the Dodgers was because the franchise signed second baseman Hye-seong Kim of Goyang-si, South Korea to a three year deal worth $12.5 million on January 3.
