LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded catcher Diego Cartaya to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league pitcher Jose Vasquez.
Jose Vasquez:
- Age: 20
- 2024 Season: Pitched in 11 games for the Dominican Summer League Twins, recording a 4-0 record with a 4.99 ERA (10 ER in 30.2 IP) and 45 strikeouts.
- Career: Over two seasons in the DSL, Vasquez has a 5-2 record with an 8.05 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 57 innings.
- Background: Signed by the Twins as an international free agent on December 13, 2022, out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Diego Cartaya:
- Age: 23
- 2024 Season: Played in 93 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. Started the season with Tulsa, batting .236 with five homers and 27 RBI, and was promoted to Triple-A on June 25, finishing with a .643 OPS and six homers for Oklahoma City.
- Career: In 363 minor league games for the Dodgers, Cartaya hit 66 homers and drove in 234 runs.
- Background: Originally signed as an international free agent on July 2, 2018, out of Maracay, Venezuela.
This trade sees the Dodgers acquiring a promising young pitcher, while the Twins strengthen their catching prospects with Cartaya.
