The Dodgers are parting ways with longtime catcher Austin Barnes to make room for top prospect Dalton Rushing.
Barnes, 35, was designated for assignment Wednesday. In his 11th season with the Dodgers, the two-time World Series champion was hitting .214 with three doubles and two RBI. He held a .992 fielding percentage over 3,813 innings, many seasons serving as the backup to Will Smith.
The Dodgers acquired Barnes, along with pitchers Andrew Heaney and Chris Hatcher and utility player Kiké Hernández, in a 2014 trade the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielders Dee Strange-Gordon and Miguel Rojas and pitcher Dan Haren.
Rushing, 24, has been regarded as one of the top up-and-comers in the Dodgers’ minor leagues after he was selected in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Louisville.
The catcher, who also started playing outfield last season, was hitting .308 with five homers and 17 RBI this season in Triple-A Oklahoma City. The No. 1 prospect in the Dodgers’ organization has been in the organization four seasons, clubbing 54 homers and driving in 185 runs with a .931 OPS.
Last season, Rushing was named the 2024 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year by the Dodgers after he hit 26 homers and drove in 85 runs between Double-A and Triple-A.
More to come on this story.
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