Dodgers’ Potential Trade Deadline Target Heading to Pirates

The Los Angeles Dodgers are yet to make a move on Tuesday as the 3 p.m. trade deadline nears. With less than an hour to go, another potential trade target is off the board.

Outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, who has been linked to the Dodgers all year long, is heading to the Pittsburgh Pirates, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Marlins are getting two top 20 prospects from the Pirates — right-handed pitcher Jun-Seok Shim and infielder Garret Forrester.

De La Cruz is one of the best bats who will be moved this deadline. The 27-year-old is hitting .245 this season with 18 home runs, 51 runs batted in, and an OPS of .707. He would have made sense for the Dodgers as an impact bat in the outfield, but the Dodgers must feel confident in their recent additions of Tommy Edman and Amed Rosario.

The Dodgers have been linked to top starting pitchers Garrett Crochet and Jack Flaherty as the trade deadline nears. It remains to be seen if they have one more big move in them.

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