Diamondbacks Get: J.D. Martinez (16 HR, 39 RBI, .305 AVG, 2 SB, 162 wRC+, Age 29)
Tigers Get: Dawel Lugo (7 HR, 43 RBI, .282 AVG, 1 SB, 116 wRC+ at AA, Age 22)
Sergio Alcantara (3 HR, 28 RBI, .279 AVG, 11 SB, 96 wRC+ at High Class A, Age 21)
Jose King (0 HR, 9 RBI, .261 AVG, 2 SB at AZL, 84 wRC+, Age 18)
The Diamondbacks have an awful farm system as it is, but because they're locked in a three-way race for the NL West, they needed to do something to get a leg up. J.D. Martinez provides only short-term value because his contract ends after this season, but that's what Arizona needs right now. The rental has one of the best pure bats in baseball, posting a wRC+ above 130 in each of his four seasons with the Tigers, including what would be a career high 162 this season. In more traditional stats, he's slashing .305/.388/.630 with 16 home runs in 57 games this year, and that's in a pitchers' park and overall pitchers' division in Detroit. Moving to Chase Field, which is much more of a hitters' park than Comerica, Martinez should see his offensive numbers increase even more, and the slugger will be an integral part of the D-Backs lineup, which includes Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Lamb, and A.J. Pollock, going forward. He doesn't provide much defensive value, but he's been worth 1.7 fWAR this year, and his bat is pretty special. For his career, Martinez has 123 home runs and a .283/.340/.494 slash line over 710 games for the Astros and Tigers. He'll be a free agent at the end of the season.
The Tigers had pretty slim pickings from the D-Backs system, but since Martinez was going to be a rental no matter what team he went to, they weren't about to grab any Clint Fraziers or Eloy Jimenez's. They did get one of the brightest young stars in a dim Arizona system in Dawel Lugo. Lugo had a breakout year in the extremely hitter-friendly High Class A California League in 2016 (.314/.348/.514, 13 HR, 129 wRC+) and continued to hit once he was promoted to AA Mobile (.306/.322/.451, 4 HR, 122 wRC+). Arizona got a new AA affiliate, so at AA Jackson this year, he's been good but not great, slashing .282/.325/.428 with seven home runs and a 116 wRC+ at the age of 22. As of now, he projects as an average third baseman who could fall back on being a utility man. Sergio Alcantara played at four different levels last year, but he's been the starting shortstop all year at High Class A Visalia, where he has been just about league average at the plate by slashing .279/.344/.362 with three home runs and a 96 wRC+ in the hitter-friendly environment. He's an excellent defender, and his glove work alone could be enough to get him to the majors as a utility man so long as he hits just enough. He'll never be an impact bat, but he could fit the Jose Iglesias mold that the Tigers already have at shortstop. Alcantara just turned 21 a few days ago, so time is on his side. Jose King is by far the least advanced player in this trade, having played just 74 games total in his pro career. King had an extremely successful pro debut in the Dominican Summer League last year (.350/.402/.413, 21 SB, 141 wRC+), though he has been more good than great through 13 games in the Arizona League this year (.261/.333/.348, 84 wRC+). The shortstop has a fairly advanced approach at the plate and above average speed but has shown little to no game power so far. He's just 18 years old, but he has a long way to go before he makes an impact. Think of King as a high school draft pick.
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