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<\/p>\nThe Los Angeles Dodgers have a very talented team with a few top prospects banging on the door of the big leagues.<\/p>\n
One of these prospects, Dalton Rushing, doesn’t have a clear shot at the big leagues because he’s blocked by the plethora of All-Stars on the roster.<\/p>\n
Athlon Sports’ Jon Conahan recently predicted the Dodgers would trade Rushing to the Cincinnati Reds this season in a shocking move.<\/p>\n
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“If Rushing could platoon as a left-handed bat for Jose Trevino behind the plate, there’s reason to believe this deal could work,” Conahan wrote. “<\/em><\/p>\n Trevino is a decent defensive catcher, but he’s never been much of an offensive player.<\/p>\n “Rushing has no experience at the big league level, but has hit his way through the minors, and has done nothing but swing the bat at a high level in the early stages of the 2025 campaign in Triple-A.<\/p>\n He’s currently slashing .333\/.423\/.476 with one home run in 21 at-bats. The Reds could use that.” Rushing is a huge talent with a load of potential.<\/p>\n He could be an impact bat as soon as right now for the Reds, but it wouldn’t make sense to platoon him with Jose Trevino.<\/p>\n Tyler Stephenson is set to return for the Reds in the near future and Cincinnati recently locked up Trevino to a multi-year deal.<\/p>\n While Rushing has more potential than Trevino, the Dodgers prospect would likely work as an outfielder with the Reds upon Stephenson’s return.<\/p>\n Conahan doesn’t specify what it would take for the Reds to land him, but it would likely be quite a bit. Cincinnati would need to package prospects together or trade an impact player like Alexis Diaz or Andrew Abbott to bring in Rushing.<\/p>\n This hypothetical deal is missing a lot of substance. It would be huge for the Reds, but it seems unlikely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Los Angeles Dodgers have a very talented team with a few top prospects banging on the door of the big leagues. One of these prospects, Dalton… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n