LOS ANGELES _ The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Josh Reddick and starting pitcher Rich Hill from Oakland, the team announced Monday. Fox Sports first reported the trade.
In return, the Dodgers will surrender a trio of pitching prospects: Frankie Montas, Jharel Cotton and Grant Holmes.
Both Reddick and Hill can become free agents after this season. The arrival of Reddick, 29, could set the stage for the departure of Yasiel Puig, who the Dodgers have been looking to unload in recent days.
Later in the day, the Dodgers made another trade, sending minor-league swingman Mike Bolsinger to Milwaukee for reliever Jesse Chavez.
A left-handed hitter, Reddick has crushed right-handed pitchers this season, posting a .955 on-base plus slugging percentage against them. He has primarily played right field for his entire career.
Hill, a 36-year-old left-hander, is an intriguing but risky asset. For 14 starts this season, Hill was one of the best pitchers in baseball. He struck out 10.7 batters per nine with a 2.25 earned-run average. But he has been prone to injury, and is on the disabled list with a blister.
A survey of rival scouts and executives praised the Dodgers for parting with prospects, acknowledging both the quality and the risk inherent in the players Oakland received.
The Dodgers acquired Montas, a 23-year-old right-hander, over the winter as part of a three-team deal with the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. In Chicago, Montas displayed the ability to touch 100 mph with his fastball. But he never threw a pitch for the Dodgers.
Montas underwent a ribcage resection before spring training and missed the entirety of camp. The Dodgers rehabilitated him and hoped he could join the starting rotation in late June. But days before his proposed call-up, he suffered a broken rib. He has been sidelined since then.
Cotton, a 24-year-old right-hander, represented the Dodgers at the Futures Game last month in San Diego. He had a 4.90 ERA with triple-A Oklahoma City.
Both Montas and Cotton may end up as relievers in the major leagues. Holmes, a 20-year-old right-hander, may have the highest ceiling of the group. The Dodgers selected Holmes in the first round of the 2014 draft. Baseball America rated him the No. 72 prospect in the game before this season started.
Holmes has struggled to throw strikes during his three seasons in the minors. He had a 4.02 ERA with 3.7 walks per nine with class-A Rancho Cucamonga this season.
