Aaron Hill traded to Diamondbacks

Aaron Hill was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with John McDonald on August 23, 2011. In exchange the Blue Jays receive Kelly Johnson.


Hill is a second baseman in his seventh season with the Blue Jays. Before the trade he was hitting .225/.270/.313 with six home runs, 45 RBI, 38 runs and 16 steals in 104 games. For his career he has hit .265/.318/..413 with 96 home runs, 409 RBI, 436 runs and 39 steals in 875 games. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays with the 13th pick in the first round in 2003.


McDonald is a utility player that has played second, third and short in 13 seasons with the Blue Jays, Tigers and Indians. Before the trade he was hitting .250/.285/.345 with two home runs, 20 RBI, 19 runs and 2 steals in 65 games. For his career he has hit .240/.276/.330 with 21 home runs, 177 RBI, 246 runs and 33 steals in 865 games. He was originally drafted by the Indians in the 12th round in 1996.


Johnson is a second baseman who has played six seasons with the Diamondbacks and Braves. Before the trade he was hitting .209/.287/.412 with 18 home runs, 49 RBI, 59 runs and 13 steals in 114 games. For his career he has hit .260/.342/.442 with 89 home runs, 326 RBI, 422 runs and 55 steals in 758 games. HE was originally drafted by the Braves with the 38th pick in the first round in 2000.