The Diammondbacks acquired Eduardo Escobar from the Twins.
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired switch-hitting infielder Eduardo Escobar from the Minnesota Twins on Friday for minor league right-hander Jhoan Duran and outfielders Gabriel Maciel and Ernie De La Trinidad.
The 29-year-old Escobar hit .274 with 15 home runs, 63 RBIs and a major league-best 37 doubles in 97 games this season, his seventh with the Twins. From Venezuela, Escobar has played third base, shortstop and second base this season. In eight seasons in the majors with the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota, he has a .256 average with 63 homers and 287 RBIs.
Third base can use power, and shorstop can use some OBP in Arizona. Escobar can supply either.
Duran is seasonal age 20, and found his strikeout groove the last two seasons. Maciel is 19 years old and doing a great job getting on base at A ball. Trinidad is 22 and gets on base and hits for power. Looks like the Twins got three useful players.
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