The Los Angeles Dodgers are strengthening their pitching staff as the defending World Series champs have acquired former All-Star relief pitcher Alexis Diaz from the Cincinnati Reds. This is Diaz's fourth season in Major League Baseball, and he has spent his entire career with the Reds. He was an All-Star back in 2023.

“Dodgers are acquiring reliever Alexis Díaz from the Reds, source confirms,” Fabian Ardaya said in a post.

The Reds will get Mike Villani in exchange. Villani was a 13th round draft pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.

“Mike Villani, a 13th round pick in the 2024 draft is going to Cincinnati,” B/R Walk-Off said in a post.

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Alexis Diaz has had three solid seasons so far in his career, but this year has not gone to plan. His first year in the league was incredibly impressive as he pitched 63.2 innings and posted a 1.84 ERA. The next season was Diaz's All-Star year as he ended up pitching 67.1 innings, and he finished with a 3.07 ERA.

This season has not been kind to Diaz. He has appeared in six games and has pitched six innings. He has given up eight runs on eight hits, and he has walked more batters than he has struck out. On May 1st, the Reds sent him down to the minor leagues.

If the Dodgers can figure out how to get the old Diaz back, that would be huge. Los Angeles was expected to be the best team in baseball year as they are loaded with talent, and they are meeting expectations so far with a 34-22 record. Still, Los Angeles could use some more arms in the bullpen to sure things up.

Alexis Diaz has been struggling mightily to start the season, but it's way too early to give up on him. He has had three successful years in the pros before this, so there's no reason to think that the Dodgers can't get him fixed.