Sitting at 53-39 and pushing for its first National League West title since 2011, the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired outfielder J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers for three prospects.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network first broke the news on Twitter and the Diamondbacks confirmed the move shortly after.
Martinez, 30 in August, has had a fine year at the dish, hitting .305/.388/.630 with 16 home runs and 39 RBI in 57 games for Detroit this season.
His advanced metrics are also up in the stratosphere, with a 162 wRC+ and .413 wOBA.
The seven-year veteran is in the final year of a contract he signed with the Tigers prior to the 2016 season.
Martinez’s best season, perhaps, came in 2015 when he appeared in his first and only All-Star game, clubbing 38 home runs and driving in 102 runs while hitting .282/.344/.535 in 158 games.
In return, the Tigers are receiving prospects Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara and Jose King.
MLB.com ranked Lugo as the organizations No. 4 prospect at the time of his trade while Alcantara came in at No. 15. King was not ranked.
