[Griever20]

Trade 25.12.2014 with the Detroit Tigers:

Arizona Diamondbacks receive:
RF/LF Nelson Cruz(34, 2*, $10,300,000) .273-22-58 in 121G in BAL

Detroit Tigers receive:
2B Aaron Hill(32, 1,5*, $12,000,000)

This was a no-brainer. Cruz offers a bigger bat and is $1,700,000 cheaper per year and both have the same contract length. Cruz will DH most likely for us, giving us a decent power bat in the middle.

C Juan Centeno(25, 2*) signed a 3y/3,600,000 deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played with the New York Mets AAA affiliate last season, and was batting .261-7-45 in 109G in AAA. Centeno is known for handling his pitching staff well and will have a lot of work with the patchwork rotation of the D'backs.

SP Justin Masterson(29, 3,5/4*) signed a 2y/$4,000,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2014, he was 2-1 2SV 3.63 in 25G out of the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen, but really wants to start again. Same as McGowan, this was another lowball offer that worked out and gives us a decent rotation to work with.

Interlude:
C Russel Martin(31, 4*) signed a 4y/47,700,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was batting .200-15-47 in 142G with PIT in 2014.

Summary:
So, we made a huge deal with Oakland, unloading salary for three promising prospects. Because I know how talented I am, all three will be busts, so don't worry. Anyway, we got rid of the financial problems, and have added some veterans for a cheap buck. OSA says we have added 6.4WAR(Cruz 2.7, McGowan 2.0), and lost 5.5WAR(Joyce 2.7, Montero 2.5).

Spring training will be coming up soon and should sort out some lingering questions, like, who will be #5 starter, how to align the outfield, and what the heck should I do with the pen.