To acquire Darvish, who turns 31 in August, the Dodgers sent Texas their No. 4 prospect, second baseman/outfielder Willie Calhoun; their No. 17 prospect, pitcher A.J. Alexy; and their No. 27 prospect, infielder Brendon Davis.
Another unique aspect of this trade is how rare it is for the Dodgers and Rangers to make a deal. In fact, these two clubs did not make any trades between 1990 and 2014, and have not made a deal of any significance since the Rangers acquired Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright from the Dodgers for Rick Honeycutt on Aug. 19, 1983.
Los Angeles sent right-handed pitcher Angel German and infielder Oneil Cruz, who was the team's No.