Dodgers complete trade, contract extension for Tyler Glasnow
LA TimesShortly after the Dodgers introduced Shohei Ohtani this week, the club completed another major acquisition. The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a trade to send coveted starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow to Los Angeles — where the right-hander has signed a five-year, $136.5-million contract extension with the Dodgers that includes both a club and player option for the 2028 season. Getting the Glasnow extension hammered out allowed the rest of the trade to be completed, with the Rays also sending outfielder Manuel Margot and roughly $4 million in cash considerations to L.A. in exchange for pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfielder Jonny DeLuca. A 30-year-old right-hander who made a strong return from Tommy John surgery last year, Glasnow is a Southland native and former Hart High standout who, at times in his eight-year career, has been seen as one of the most talented pitchers in the game. While losing Pepiot, a former top pitching prospect who still had five years of club control left, will be seen as a steep price by some evaluators, locking up Glasnow will give the Dodgers the kind of impact pitching acquisition they were seeking to pair with their record-breaking signing of Ohtani.