The New York Yankees and Miami Marlins have agreed on a trade that will send infielder Martin Prado and pitcher David Phelps to Miami in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones and Domingo German. Miami also received an undisclosed amount of cash in the deal.
Featuring a high-ocatane fastball Eovaldi threw nearly 200 innings, finishing 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA with the Marlins in 2014. He will join a rotation that has question marks with with Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia, Michael Pineda, Chris Capuano and Ivan Nova. Tanaka and Nova had elbow injuries last year and Sabathia will be attempting to return from a knee injury suffered last summer.
Prado hit .282 with 12 homers and 58 RBI in 143 games played between the Yankees and Diamondbacks. Phelps went 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 113 innings pitched. In his three-year career, Phelps, 28, is 15-14 with a 4.21 ERA.
Jone is expected to play first base and the outfield and could fill in for Mark Teixeira. The move could also further diminish the role of Alex Rodriguez, who is due back this spring after being suspended for the 2014 season.
