Monday Moves: Reds Acquire Gavin Lux, Michael Lorenzen Stays in KC

The Dodgers traded a Lux to reduce an infield influx.

Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Los Angeles traded infielder Gavin Lux on Monday to Cincinnati for a Competitive Balance Round A pick (projected by ESPN to be in the top 40) and outfield prospect Mike Sirota.

Following the signing of Hyeseong Kim, a free agent from the KBO, to a three-year contract last Friday, Lux, 27, who slashed .251/.320/.383/.703 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs in 2024, became expendable to the Dodgers. Kim will ostensibly replace Lux as the Los Angeles starting second baseman for the 2025 season.

After trading their previous starting second baseman, Jonathan India, to Kansas City on November 22, the Reds desired a replacement under team control. Lux will not be a free agent until after the 2026 season.

Sirota was Cincinnati’s 14th-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in 2021 but elected to play collegiately at Northeastern University. He was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Reds in the 2024 draft. 

The Dodgers, arguably the Mets’ chief challenger for the National League pennant heading into the 2025 season, finally acquire a prospect they have long been interested in while simultaneously creating playing time for their latest international free agent. 

In other baseball news, Jeff Passan also reports RHP Michael Lorenzen will return to the Kansas City Royals on a one-year, $7 million contract. The deal has a second-year mutual option worth $12 million.

Lorenzen, 33, was 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in seven games (six starts) after being acquired from Texas on July 29.

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