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The Dodgers received minor league left-hander
Jackson Ferris and outfielder Zyhir Hope.
Busch, 26, was named the Dodgers' minor league player of the
year in 2023 after recording 27 home runs with 90 RBIs in 98
games at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He also was named Pacific Coast
League MVP. According to mlb.com, Busch is the Dodgers' No. 2
overall prospect.
Busch made his major league debut for the Dodgers in 2023,
batting .167 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 27 games. He
has infield and outfield experience but primarily has been used
at second base in the minor leagues.
In 2022, Busch hit a combined 38 home runs with 108 RBIs in 142
games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Almonte, 29, was 3-2 with a 5.06 ERA in 49 relief appearances
for the Dodgers last season. He had a run of 15 outings from
June 15-July 25 in which he did not give up a run.
In six major league seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2018-21)
and Dodgers, Almonte is 7-6 with a 4.51 ERA in 196 relief
appearances.
Ferris, 19, was the Cubs' second-round draft pick in 2022. At
Single-A Myrtle Beach in 2023, Ferris was 2-3 with a 3.88 ERA in
18 starts (56 innings). He had 77 strikeouts with 33 walks and
gave up one home run.
Hope, who turns 19 on Jan. 19, was an 11th-round draft pick by
the Cubs this past summer. In 11 games for the Cubs' Arizona
Complex League club in 2023, Hope batted .286 with three home
runs and nine RBIs.
Ferris was listed as the Cubs' No. 8 overall prospect at mlb.com.
The trade comes in advance of the Dodgers' official announcement
that they have signed outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to a
free-agent contract. Los Angeles needed to clear a spot on its
40-man roster.
--Field Level Media
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