"The focus during the winter meetings in Dallas this week was on A's pitcher Gio Gonzalez and Andrew Bailey, but instead a different starter and reliever were dealt away Friday.

Trevor Cahill, an All-Star in 2010, was sent to Arizona along with left-hander Craig Breslow and small cash considerations, a couple of hundred thousand dollars, for one of the Diamondbacks' top young pitching prospects, right-hander Jarrod Parker, plus outfielder Collin Cowgill and reliever Ryan Cook, a pair of rookies.

"I heard a lot of trade rumors," Cahill said by phone Friday, "but I never thought I'd be the guy to get traded.""