Mike Hazen discusses the trade for J.D. Martinez

Here are a few quick highlights:

• It came together over the last week or so.
• Felt Martinez was a good fit for us, given where we currently stand.
• The team’s issues with LHP weren’t the only or major reason.
• The longer time-frames for the recovery of Nick Ahmed and Yasmany Tomas did help push the team in the direction of making a trade.
• Not looking at any extension beyond this season, we’re 100% focused on this year.
• Felt like we had decent depth at the areas on the farm from which we were trading.
• The recent losing streak did not make any difference. They’ve been working on this plan for a long time.
• The team have more irons in the fire, but there’s nothing imminent at this point.
• The D-backs expect him to play the majority of the time, but haven’t had the opportunity to figure out line-up positions, etc. yet.
• Ken Kendrick was very supportive through the whole process and allowed Arizona to go out and be aggressive.

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