Marlins trade SS Miguel Rojas to Dodgers for prospect – The Washington Post

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins have traded shortstop Miguel Rojas back to his original team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday night.The Marlins are getting infield prospect Jacob Amaya in the trade, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the deal.The Dodgers needed a shortstop after Trea Turner — their starter at that position for all but two games last season — left in free agency and signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the NL champion Philadelphia Phillies.And that hole, evidently, will be filled by Rojas. He has a $5 million salary in the final season of a $10 million, two-year contract, then can become a free agent.Rojas was the longest-tenured member of the Marlins, having been with the club since 2015. He appeared in 870 games with Miami over the last eight seasons, 339 more than anyone else — Brian Anderson played in 531 for the Marlins over that span.He was the leader in the clubhouse for almost his entire tenure in Miami. Don Mattingly, who managed the Marlins for the last seven years of Rojas’ time in Miami
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