Diamondbacks Give Aaron Hill $35 Million

Aaron Hill has reached an agreement on a three-year, $35 million contract extension with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to league sources.

Hill is an interesting guy. He was really good for Toronto, then kind of fell apart in 2011, then he went to Arizona and has turned himself into a really good player. He is still only 31 years old, which is funny because it feels like he has been around forever. He is coming off a season in which he hit .302 with 26 HRs 85 RBIs. Last week, Arizona agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal with third baseman Martin Prado.

Braves Trade For Justin Upton

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a trade to acquire outfielder Justin Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Randall Delgado, infielder Martin Prado and minor leaguers Nick Ahmed, Brandon Drury and Zeke Spruill, sources tell ESPN.

From what I have been hearing this deal had to be done, because Justin Upton was very upset with Arizona. Yet, who can blame him? They have tried to trade him seemingly every year, and the guy has been a pretty damn good player.

Not a bad trade for Arizona though, they got some good talent back, and it seems this deal was way better than anything else anyone was offering. Prado is an infielder they wanted, and Delgado was the 46 best prospect going into last season.

For the Braves BJ Upton, Justin Upton and Heyward give them an incredibly gifted outfield that can do everything, and could be there for a long time.