The Athletics trade a good, young pitcher for Starling Marte‘s bat:

Craig Mish was first to report that the A’s were close to acquiring Marte. Then, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported the return: 23-year-old pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo will be going to Miami in exchange for Marte.

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Marte, at seasonal age 32, is posting the best OBP of his career, .405, 60 points over his career average. That number might show some regression. Luzardo, age 23, has 109 MLB innings under his belt with good strike out and walk numbers. He gives up a lot of home runs, but the Miami ballpark could help there. Marte should improve the power in centerfield, where the A’s hitters have combined for a .354 slugging percentage.

The A’s address a weakness, and the Marlins get another good arm.