- ABC News
- December 11, 2013
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Three-team deal! There. Got your attention. Didn't I? There's nothing that gets hearts pumping at any winter meetings more than those words: Three-team deal! But unlike a lot of modern baseball trades, the three-team extravaganza the Diamondbacks, Angels and White Sox pulled off Tuesday was a real, live baseball trade. Imagine that. "It's nice," said White Sox GM Rick Hahn. "It's a pure baseball deal." And that's how all three teams sold it. They had a need. They traded for guys who addressed that need. And now everyone can live happily ever after. But did all three teams really solve their problems as perfectly as advertised? Good question. The White Sox got the high-energy, high-on-base "dirtball" (Hahn's affectionate description) they'd been hunting all winter, in Adam Eaton. … The Diamondbacks got a monster bat to plug into a lineup that was stunningly power-challenged last summer, in Mark Trumbo. … And the Angels got two young,...