The Chicago Cubs and free-agent infielder Ben Zobrist have agreed to a four-year contract.
The team announced the deal on Tuesday night.
A person familiar with the negotiations says the contract is worth $56 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced.
Zobrist is 34 and a native of Eureka, Illinois.
The switch hitter who plays second, third and the outfield, and he was an important spark for the Kansas City Royals in their run to the World Series title.
With the agreement, the Cubs then traded infielder Starlin Castro to the New York Yankees for right-hander Adam Warren and a player to be named.
The 25-year-old Castro hit .265 with 11 home runs and 69 RBIs last season. He's spent most of his career at shortstop, but shifted over to second base late this year.
The 28-year-old Warren was went 7-7 with a 3.29 ERA last season. He made 17 starts and pitched 43 games overall.
Multiple baseball insiders are reporting the player to be named later is INF Brendan Ryan. The move will become official following this Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.
>>Dbacks, Braves Strike Deal of Promising Young Talent
The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal that will land them starting pitcher Shelby Miller from the Atlanta Braves, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
The Diamondbacks were among the best offensive teams in baseball last season, but went 79-83 thanks mostly to having a poor pitching staff. They now have former All-Star Patrick Corbin fully back from Tommy John surgery, signed big-time ace Zack Greinke and have added Miller. It goes without saying that the rotation should be exponentially better next season for Arizona.
Miller, 25, was 6-17 last season but that figure is incredibly misleading due to Miller playing for a terrible team and having pretty bad luck in terms of run support. He had a 3.02 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 171 strikeouts in 205 1/3 innings. He made the All-Star team thanks to a 2.07 ERA through his first 17 starts.
Dansby Swanson is the highly regarded shortstop the Diamondbacks drafted first overall last June out of Vanderbilt. He's the first No. 1 overall pick to be traded while still in the minors since Adrian Gonzalez.
Ender Inciarte, 25, hit .303/.338/.408 with 27 doubles and 21 stolen bases last season to go along with very good defense at all three outfield spots.
Aaron Blair, 23, was ranked as the 40th-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America last spring. A 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, Blair had a 2.92 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 120 strikeouts in 160 1/3 innings across both Double-A and Triple-A last season.
>>Chapman, Puig, Jose Reyes Under Investigation by MLB
Pursuant to the release of police report in which it's alleged that Reds closer Aroldis Chapman committed domestic assault in October, MLB has added his to the list of cases currently under investigation.
Jose Reyes allegedly assaulted his wife on Halloween in a Hawaii hotel, while Puig was is alleged to have pushed his sister prior to fighting with a bouncer at a Miami bar.
As MLB and the MLBPA announced in August, commissioner Rob Manfred is now empowered to discipline players for matters of domestic assault, and he can do so regardless of whether they're arrested and charged.
