Mike Salas
Another busy day of baseball trades. News came out around 3:00 pm the Los Angeles Dodgers made a trade with the Cincinnati Reds. Per Jeff Passan, the Dodgers traded Gavin Lux for OF Mike Sirota and a Competitive Balance Round A pick (around No.37).
Let’s take a look at who Mike Sirota is:
Sirota is a 6’3 outfielder who bats right-handed. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from The Frederick Gunn School (Washington, CT) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2024 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northeastern University (Boston, MA).
Northeastern Huskies Stats:
2022 – 141AB / 46H / 4HR / 20RBI / 29SO / 10SB / .326AVG / .411OBP / .511SLG
2023 – 215AB / 74H / 18HR / 54RBI / 48SO / 19SB / .344AVG / .470OBP / .674SLG
2024 – 191AB / 27H / 7HR / 37RBI / 48SO / 19SB / .298AVG / .473OBP / .513SLG
Overall fielding – 335PO / 7A / 5E / .986FLD%
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 45 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50
Scouting Reports:
From his first two seasons in college (1.060 OPS) to back-to-back turns in the Cape Cod League (.942 OPS), making the grandnephew of Whitey Ford the best Huskies product since Carlos Peña went No. 10 overall in 1996.
Lean, athletic and strong, Sirota has an intriguing collection of tools. He has plus bat speed with excellent bat-to-ball skills from the right side of the plate. Though his timing was off for much of the spring, keeping him from squaring up the ball as consistently as he has in the past. There’s raw power for him to tap into.
He makes good reads and routes in the outfield and has an above-average arm strength. Sirota’s speed makes him a possible legitimate long-term center fielder.
This will be Sirota’s first year in professional baseball, so the question will be where the Dodgers will put him. He could make his debut with the Dodgers High-A Affiliate Great Lake Loons or Double-A Affiliate Tulsa Drillers.
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