"The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jose Requena to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Alek Thomas. Michael Siani was designated for assignment in order to make room for Thomas on the Dodgers' 40-man roster. The 26-year-old had been DFA'd by the Diamondbacks on May 8 in a corresponding move to the team calling up top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt. The roster move effectively swapped out a former top outfield prospect for a current one."
"Thomas hit just .181/.222/.340 with nine doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI over 28 games for Arizona this season. Thomas made his MLB debut in 2022 and has been up with the Diamondbacks for at leasts parts of five seasons. Thomas was part of the D iamondbacks team that swept the Dodgers in the 2023 National League Division Series. He started in all three games and hit safely in two of them. That included going 2-for-4 in Game 3."
"He's yet to find much consistent success at the plate during that time, which has included never exceeding nine home runs or having a wRC+ above 81 in any season. Moreover, Thomas had a career-worst 26% strikeout rate last year and it is at 23% so far this year. Thomas is being sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the time being. He's out of Minor League options and would need to be DFA'd if the Dodgers added him onto their active roster and eventually looked to make a change."
"The Dodgers are assuming roughly $1.4 million in salary still owed to Thomas, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. He avoided arbitration with the Diamondbacks by agreeing to a one-year, $1.9625 million contract. Thomas remains arbitration-eligible through the 2028 season. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are cutting ties with Siani once again since first acquiring him via waivers in the middle of December. Siani was designated him for assignment one month later to make room for Kyle Tucker on the Dodgers' 40-man roster."
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Jose Requena to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alek Thomas. Michael Siani was designated for assignment to create space for Thomas on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. Thomas had been designated for assignment by Arizona on May 8 after a roster move that involved calling up top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt. Thomas hit .181/.222/.340 with nine doubles, two home runs, and 10 RBI over 28 games for Arizona. He has played parts of at least five seasons and was on the 2023 Diamondbacks team that swept the Dodgers in the NL Division Series. Thomas is being sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City, and the Dodgers assume about $1.4 million of his remaining salary. The Dodgers are cutting ties with Siani again after previously acquiring him via waivers, and the Yankees claimed him before he was designated for assignment again.
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