Dodgers trade Diego Cartaya to Minnesota

LOS ANGELE**S –** The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired minor league pitcher Jose Vasquez from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher Diego Cartaya.

Vasquez, 20, appeared in 11 games for the Dominican Summer League Twins last season. He struck out 45 batters in 30.2 innings while posting a 4.99 ERA and going 4-0. The 6-foot-4 right-handed thrower has completed two seasons in the DSL, going 5-2 with an 8.05 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 57 innings. He was signed by the Twins as an international free agent on December 13, 2022 out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Cartaya, 23, played in 93 games last year between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. He started the season with the Drillers, batting .236 with five homers and 27 RBI. He was promoted to Triple-A on June 25 and finished the season with a .643 OPS and six homers for the Oklahoma City squad. 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.