Changing Tides

Last night about 6 PM EST a very interesting trade went down between the Diamondbacks and Brewers. Arizona gets Jean Segura and Tyler Wagner, while Aaron Hill, Isan Diaz, Chase Anderson, and cash go to Milwaukee. Wagner is an average reliever that went 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA in 13.1 innings last season with the Brewers. Segura obviously the main piece for Arizona is a possible replacement for Didi Gregorius. Segura batted .257 with five homers, and twenty five stolen bases. Segura while speedy is known for his defense with a .969 fielding percentage and only nineteen errors committed last season and countless web gems at short.
The opposite side of the trade the Brewers get a veteran second baseman who is just a true professional in Aaron Hill. Hill batted .230 with six homers and thirty nine RBI’s. That .230 average is the second worst in Hill’s career, only behind a .225 in 2011 with Toronto. Hill will most likely play second which means Scooter Gennett will be moved to short. Isan Diaz who was in Rookie ball last season batted .360 with thirteen big fly’s and fifty one RBI’s. Chase Anderson a two year veteran who went 6-6 with a 4.30 ERA in 152.2 innings last season. So for Milwaukee they get a good vet at second a middle of the rotation guy and a promising young middle infielder in Diaz.
Both teams are going in two different directions with this trade. Arizona is going for the immediate future, while the Brewers who have rumors swirling around All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy wanting out of Milwaukee, and are moving into a rebuilding phase. The Diamondbacks sound make the NL West and Wildcard races very interesting with the moves that they have made this offseason.
Sources:( mlb.com, baseballreference.com)
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