Trades. Out of all of the major sports, baseball seems to have more trades than the rest. During the offseason, things get heated and interesting with deals being made all over the place. The Yankees decided to jump into the action early by sending back-up catcher John Ryan Murphy to the Twins for outfielder Aaron Hicks.
The California native was selected 14th overall by the Twins out of Woodrow Wilson High School (Long Beach, Calif.) in the 2008 first-year player draft. After five-plus years in the minors, he was called up to the big leagues and made his debut on April 1, 2013, going 0-4 with three strikeouts.