Los Angeles Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman spoke to the media about DFA'ing the longest tenured player on the roster, Austin Barnes, and the excitement surrounding prospect Dalton Rushing.

The Dodgers designated Austin Barnes for assignment and replaced the veteran catcher with top prospect Dalton Rushing.

The Dodgers are calling up top prospect Dalton Rushing and designating longtime backup catcher Austin Barnes for assignment.

A busy few days of roster changes for the Dodgers, including saying goodbye to the longest-tenured position player, and saying hello to the club’s top prospect.

President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman explained why the Dodgers chose to designate longtime catcher Austin Barnes for assignment.

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers designated veteran catcher Austin Barnes for assignment and called up top prospect Dalton Rushing to join the team’s 40-man roster.

“This was certainly a tough conversation,” manager Dave Roberts said, per the outlet. “Austin is a Dodger for life. He helped us win the championship. Caught the last pitch in 2020, in the World Series, and he’s done a lot of great things in the community, for the Dodgers, for myself, personally.

Longtime Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw commented on the team's decision to designated Austin Barnes for assignment.

The Dodgers announced that they have selected catching prospect Dalton Rushing to their roster. Fellow catcher Austin Barnes has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reported the Rushing promotion prior to the official announcement while Robert Murray of FanSided relayed the Barnes DFA.