Marlins and Yankees complete five-player trade
Miami to send Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones and Domingo German to New York for Martin Prado, David Phelps and cash considerations
MIAMI - The Marlins today acquired infielder Martin Prado, right-handed pitcher David Phelps and cash considerations from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, first-baseman Garrett Jones and minor league right-handed pitcher Domingo German. The announcement was made by Marlins President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill.
Prado, 31, split 2014 with the Diamondbacks and Yankees, batting .282 with 26 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 58 RBI in 143 games. He missed the final three weeks of the season after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on September 16. The Venezuelan native and 2010 All-Star is a career .291 hitter in nine seasons with Atlanta (2006-12), Arizona (2013-14) and the Yankees (2014).
Phelps, 28, went 5-5 with one complete game and a 4.38 ERA in 32 appearances with New York last season. He established career highs in innings pitched (113.0) and games started (17), and over his three-year Major League career has gone 15-14 with a 4.21 ERA in 87 games (40 starts). Phelps was selected by the Yankees in the 14th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.