Alfonso Soriano
The Texas Rangers acquired Arias on March 23, 2004, completing a trade made 36 days earlier on February 16 that sent Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano. Among five Yankees prospects offered to the Rangers, Arias was selected over Robinson Canó because he was a more polished defender and two years younger. Arias made his Major League debut with the Rangers on September 13, 2006, drawing a walk against the Detroit Tigers.