Thursday, July 31, 2014

Martin Prado traded to Yankees

Martin Prado was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2014. The Diamondbacks in exchange received Peter O'Brien.

Prado is a 3B\2B\OF who hit .270/.317/.370 with 5 HR, 42 RBI, 44 R, 2 SB in 106 games with the Diamondbacks in 2014. Over nine MLB seasons with the Diamondbacks and Braves he hit .290/.340/.425 with 71 HR, 410 RBI, 469 R, 35 SB in 944 games. He originally signed with the Braves in 2001 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Prado will be 31 on October 27.

O'Brien is a C\3B\1B\OF who split 2014 between Class A Advanced Tampa and Double A Trenton. He hit .321/.353/.688 with 10 HR, 19 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 30 games at Tampa and .245/.296/.555 with 23 HR, 51 RBI, 47 R, 0 SB in 72 games at Trenton. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the second round in 2012. O'Brien turned 24 on July 15.

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