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By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers and D-backs made a Saturday splash with a five-player trade that sent shortstop Jean Segura and Southern League ERA champ Tyler Wagner to Arizona for right-hander Chase Anderson, infielder Aaron Hill and Minor League shortstop Isan Diaz.

The Brewers also received cash in the deal, presumably to cover some of the $12 million due to Hill in the final season of the veteran's three-year contract.

It remains to be seen how the two most established players in the trade -- Segura and Hill -- fit with their new clubs. Segura's best fit is up the middle, but the D-backs have young players at shortstop (Nick Ahmed) and second base (Chris Owings). Hill has primarily manned second base, where Milwaukee's Scooter Gennett has started most of the past two seasons.

Segura came to the Brewers from the Angels as part of a July 2012 trade for Zack Greinke and broke out the following year by batting .325 in the first half and making the National League All-Star team. But Segura has done little at the plate since then, posting a .252/.285/.331 slash line over the past two seasons. He turns 26 on March 17.

By trading Segura, rookie GM David Stearns continued Milwaukee's recent sell-off. Since July, the Brewers have traded away nine players in eight trades that fit the "players for prospects" model. In order, they are Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Gomez, Mike Fiers, Jonathan Broxton, Gerardo Parra, Francisco Rodriguez, Adam Lind, Jason Rogers and Segura. The team also traded Neal Cotts for financial flexibility in that span.

"In Chase Anderson and Aaron Hill, we are adding two proven Major League contributors who will impact our team this year," Stearns said in a statement. "Chase is a young starting pitcher who has already enjoyed success at the Major League level. Aaron has a long history of production and positional versatility."

Hill will be 34 on March 21 and is entering his 12th big league season. He's a career .268/.323/.423 hitter for the Blue Jays and D-backs, and he split time between second base and third base last season.

Hill is a career .429 (18-for-42) hitter at Miller Park with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 10 games. He hit for the cycle against the Brewers on June 29, 2012.

Both teams received top-20 prospects in the trade; Wagner, 25, ranked No. 15 on MLBPipeline.com's list of the top Brewers prospects after he went 11-5 with a 2.25 ERA at Double-A Biloxi, and Diaz, 19, was No. 14 on Arizona's list after hitting .360 with a .436 on-base percentage, 13 home runs and 51 RBIs for Rookie-level Missoula. He was named the Pioneer League Most Valuable Player.

Anderson, 28, will slide into a Brewers starting rotation that also includes Wily Peralta, Jimmy Nelson, Taylor Jungmann, Matt Garza and Zach Davies. Anderson pitched in the Majors in each of the past two seasons, going 15-13 with a 4.18 ERA in 48 starts. He ranked 10th in NL Rookie of the Year Award balloting in 2014.

MickeyDavis wrote:I wonder what the timetable is for Arcia. He's slated for Colorado Springs

paulpressey25 wrote:You baseball guys have to help me out here. We dealt for a 34yo and a 28yo?

Is the minor league prospect any good?

Captain Erv wrote:

paulpressey25 wrote:You baseball guys have to help me out here. We dealt for a 34yo and a 28yo?

Is the minor league prospect any good?

I think Hill/Anderson and Sergura pretty much cancel each other out. Basically, Wagner for Diaz.

tski1972 wrote:at some point it would be nice to see a 1B or 3B prospect come back in return.

trwi7 wrote:

tski1972 wrote:at some point it would be nice to see a 1B or 3B prospect come back in return.

Really couldn't care less about what position they play, as long as we get the best prospects available. Especially 1B. Why target a position so low on the defensive spectrum?