Shortly before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the New York Yankees nearly gave up on acquiring Martin Prado from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Brian Cashman and Kevin Towers had discussed Prado for a few days. He is owed $22 million over the next two seasosn.
The Diamondbacks were looking for a bigger haul in return than simply Pete O'Brien, the slugging minor league catcher. Towers proposed multi-player deals asking for various Yankee prospects Cashman wasn't willing to trade.