Miami Marlins Trade Shortstop Miguel Rojas to Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a trade to acquire shortstop Miguel Rojas from the Miami Marlins, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports. The Marlins will receive infield prospect Jacob Amaya from the Dodgers, in exchange for Rojas.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a trade to acquire shortstop Miguel Rojas from the Miami Marlins, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports.

The Los Angeles #Dodgers get their shortstop: #Marlins Miguel Rojas. The Marlins will receive infielder Jacob Amaya. @FabianArdaya and @CraigMish on it.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 11, 2023

The Marlins will receive infield prospect Jacob Amaya from the Dodgers, in exchange for Rojas. Amaya is the Dodgers' no. 15 prospect, according to MLB.com's prospect rankings.

Amaya has yet to make his Major League debut. In 84 games in Triple-A last season, Amaya slashed .259/.368/.749. In 49 games in Double-A, he slashed .264/.370/.870. He clubbed 17 home runs across both leagues in 2022.

Rojas could replace Trea Turner at shortstop, after signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this winter.

The Marlins signed free agent infielder Jean Segura last week, giving the club a surplus of infielders.

It was unclear at the time of the signing, where exactly Segura would fit, as the Marlins had surplus of quality infielders in Joey Wendle, Jazz Chisholm and Rojas. Now it appears that one of the three will slide over to short in 2023.

Rojas is an elite defensive shortstop. He led National League shortstops in Defensive Runs Saved in 2022, with 15.

Rojas, 33, is entering the final year of his contract in 2023. He is owed $4.5 million.

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