Chris Young was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics on October 20, 2012 along with cash. In exchange the Diamondbacks received Cliff Pennington and Yordy Cabrera. Then the Diamondbacks traded Cabrera to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Heath Bell and cash.
Young is an outfielder with seven seasons of MLB experience all with the Diamondbacks. In 2012 he hit .231/.311/.434 with 14 HR, 41 RBI, 36 R, 8 SB in 101 games. For his MLB career he has hit .239/.318/.437 with 132 HR, 408 RBI, 453 R, 112 SB in 885 games. He was originally drafted by the White Sox in the 16th round in 2001. Young turned 29 on September 5th,
Pennington is a SS/2B with five seasons of MLB experience all with the Athletics. In 2012 he hit .215/.278/.311 with 6 HR, 28 RBI, 50 R, 15 SB in 125 games. For his MLB career he has hit .249/.313/.356 with 24 HR, 162 RBI, 212 R, 69 SB in 525 games. He was originally drafted by the Athletics with the 21st pick of the first round in 2005. Pennington turned 28 on June 15.
Cabrera is a shortstop who played 2012 with the Athletics Class A Advanced team in Stockton. He hit .232/.293/.332 with 3 HR, 21 RBI, 26 R, 2 SB in 60 games. He was originally drafted by the Athletics in the second round in 2010. Cabrera turned 22 on September 5th.
Bell is a RHP with 9 seasons of MLB experience pitching with the Marlins, Padres and Mets. In 2012 he was 4-5 with a 5.09 ERA, 59 K, 1.55 WHIP, 19 SV in 63.2 IP over 73 games with Miami. For his MLB career he is 32-29 with a 3.30 ERA, 553 K, 1.24 WHIP, 153 SV in 545.2 IP over 508 games. He originally signed with the Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. Bell turned 35 on September 29.
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