The Arizona Diamondbacks are part of a big three-team trade, but are not getting any attention for it. Why? Because the big winners appear to be the New York Yankees in acquiring Curtis Granderson. As I'm writing this, it's not a 100% done deal, but it's very likely.
Make no mistake about it, the Yankees acquiring Granderson is huge. They need an outfielder, and he's a relatively young (28) talent. There probably is some concern about his declining batting average the last three seasons, but his home runs and RBI totals have all increased.
So why do we care? Well, as the headline of this post indicates, former South Bend Silver Hawks pitcher Daniel Schlereth is apparently part of the deal. Here's how it breaks down:
Yankees get Curtis Granderson (from Tigers)
Tigers get Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth (from D'Backs) and Austin Jackson and Phil Coke (from Yankees)
Diamondbacks get Edwin Jackson (from Tigers) and Ian Kennedy (from Yankees)
This doesn't happen very often, but I think this is a good trade for everyone involved. The Yankees get the outfielder they need, the Tigers get to unload some salary and get some very good young players, while the Diamondbacks get a much needed starter (Jackson) and a guy in Kennedy that could be a #5 starter, or at the very least eat some innings in the bullpen.
I only saw Schlereth pitch once against Dayton in 2008, but I was very impressed. He wasn't a Silver Hawk for very long, but I think most people that watched him here would have liked to see him pitch with the D'Backs for a number of years.
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