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 The 27-year-old Trumbo, who has blasted 95 home runs during his
first three full seasons in the majors, will join the Diamondbacks
along with two players to be named later, one from the Angels and
the other from the White Sox.
Trumbo, an All-Star in 2012, hit .234 with 34 home runs and 100 RBIs
for the Angels this year.
To complete the three-way deal, Arizona will shift outfielder Adam
Eaton to Chicago and left-handed pitcher Tyler Skaggs to Los
Angeles.
Also on Tuesday, three-time All-Star outfielder Curtis Granderson
officially became a member of the New York Mets after signing a
four-year contract worth $60 million.
"A lot of the people I've met in New York have always said that,
'True New Yorkers are Mets fans'," Granderson told a news conference
in Orlando, Florida after donning his No. 3 jersey. "So I'm excited
to get a chance to see them all out there."
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Granderson, 32, is a career .261 hitter with six seasons of
at least 20 home runs and ranks fifth in the majors since 2011
with a homer every 15.3 at-bats.
Winner of the Silver Slugger award in 2011, he became a free
agent when his contract with the New York Yankees expired after
the 2013 season.
"He brings a personality. He brings credibility. He brings
experience, and he brings talent," Mets general manager Sandy
Alderson said of Granderson.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles;
editing by
Gene Cherry)
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