Reddick, Hill among Dodgers’ Deadline haul

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers wouldn’t discuss the whereabouts of Yasiel Puig on Monday, but management now has starting pitcher Rich Hill, outfielder Josh Reddick and reliever Jesse Chavez after non-waiver Trade Deadline moves that didn’t cost the organization’s most treasured prospects.

Reddick presumably takes over right field, especially if reports are true that Puig skipped the team plane to Denver after the Dodgers obtained Reddick and Hill from Oakland for Minor League pitchers Grant Holmes, Jharel Cotton and Frankie Montas.

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The Dodgers later dealt Mike Bolsinger to Toronto for swingman Chavez and a reported $1.15 million. Shortly after the Chavez deal, the Dodgers obtained right-handed reliever Josh Fields from Houston for Minor League first baseman Yordan Alvarez and transferred Hyun-Jin Ryu to the 60-day disabled list. Ryu, after missing 1 1/2 seasons following shoulder surgery, made one start for the Dodgers, then he was sidelined by a sore left elbow.

While the Dodgers dealt five Minor Leaguers, they weren’t starting pitchers Julio Urias and Jose De Leon, or top hitters Cody Bellinger and Alex Verdugo.

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But the club addressed needs in the starting rotation with Hill (as soon as his blister heals), outfield production with Reddick and the taxed bullpen with Chavez, who has started and relieved in his career and could serve both roles with the Dodgers.

“We were real motivated to keep the momentum going and help the team’s recent surge continue,” said general manager Farhan Zaidi. “We’re in a pretty good position to make a run, and we wanted to go out and get the pieces to help.”

Zaidi said the deals were not specifically tied to the injuries that have Clayton Kershaw and Andre Ethier out indefinitely.

“We’re hopeful [for their return], but we certainly can’t plan on it,” he said. “We have to take the approach with the information we have. You can’t do shopping later.”

Zaidi said he wasn’t sure when Hill would be able to start (he went on the disabled list July 18), but said it should be soon. He labeled both Hill and Reddick as “impact players,” calling Reddick “as good as any position player available in this trade market” and Hill “as a starting pitcher on pure performance, as good or better than any starting pitcher traded in the …

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