The Los Angeles Dodgers are always looking for ways to get even more dominant, and if they want to do it in a trade, they've got the farm system to pull it off.
The Cincinnati Reds have said they don't want to trade Hunter Greene, but if they were going to do it, the Dodgers would be a logical partner because of the level of return they could get.
On Tuesday, ESPN's David Schoenfield wrote in an article about what the best trade fit for Greene would be, and he listed the Dodgers.
Reds fans need not fear too much -- he listed the odds of a trade actually happening as just 10%.
But if it happens, the California kid Greene could be heading home.
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Here's Schoenfield's logic:
Do the Dodgers need a starting pitcher? No. But they have the one thing the Reds most need: outfielders with big upside. Note that those top four prospects are all outfielders. One of those is Sirota, a third-round pick in 2024 out of Northeastern by... The Reds, who then traded him last offseason for Gavin Lux. Sirota had a big year, hitting.333/.452/.616 in 59 games between Single-A and High-A. That trade now looks like a huge mistake by Cincinnati -- so maybe those calls from Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will go unanswered.
None of those outfielders has played more than six games above High-A, so they're unlikely to help the Reds in 2026. Still, there's a possible match here, and the Dodgers know how to swing big. They could add Greene to their already superstar-laden rotation and then perhaps look to flip Tyler Glasnow to clear a spot for Greene and trim some salary.
Schoenfield does point out something else: If a Reds starting pitcher is moved this offseason, it's more likely to be Brady Singer, who is entering the final season of his contract.
But to make a crazy splash, the Reds could trade Greene. The Dodgers would surely not turn him down.
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