As was rumored earlier today, the Diamondbacks have acquired pitchers Trevor
Cahill and Craig Breslow from the Athletics for minor leaguers Jarrod Parker,
Collin Cowgill and Ryan Cook, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco
Chronicle (Twitter links) and Steve Gilbert of MLB.com (Twitter).
The Diamondbacks will also receive cash from Oakland, tweets Nick Piecoro of
the Arizona Republic.
The centerpiece of the trade for Arizona is Cahill, a right-handed starter
who has logged more than 175 innings in each of his three seasons as a Major
Leaguer. The groundballer (53.3%, per Fangraphs) will turn 24 in March and is
under team control four at least four more seasons, per the terms of a
multiyear extension he signed with Oakland in April. That covers his three
years of arbitration eligibility and one year of free agency.
Breslow, a lefty reliever, kicked around earlier in his career before
latching on with the A's the past three seasons. Breslow has posted a career
3.80 FIP, and with no significant lefty/righty splits, he should will likely
be used as a swing lefty out of Kirk Gibson's bullpen in 2012. He is eligible
for free agency after 2013.
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