The Diamondback acquire Brad Ziegler from the Oakland Athletics:

One day after solidifying the backend of their starting rotation with Jason Marquis the D-backs bolstered their bullpen Sunday by acquiring reliever Brad Ziegler from the A’s in exchange for first baseman Brandon Allen and reliever Jordan Norberto.

Ziegler keeps the ball in the park. He allowed no home runs this season, and only eight in his 231 1/3 inning career. Part of that was his home park, with six of those eight coming on the road, but that’s still a low number. Arizona plays in a good home run park for hitters, so that should be a skill that works there.

At 25 years old and in his third season at AAA, Allen isn’t much of a prospect. Norberto strikes out a ton of batters, but has control issues. It certainly seems like the A’s didn’t get much in this deal.

Hat tip, Baseball Nation.