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Found February 10, 2012 on padres.com:
PLAYERS: Yonder Alonso,  Mat Latos,  Edinson Volquez,  Yasmani Grandal
TEAMS: San Diego Padres,  Cincinnati Reds
Yonder Alonso has been one of the top prospects in baseball for the last couple of years. So it's not surprising that when he was traded to the Padres in the pre-Christmas blockbuster that sent young ace Mat Latos to Cincinnati for Alonso, pitcher Edinson Volquez and highly touted Minor Leaguers Yasmani Grandal and Brad Boxberger, he immediately became his new team's top prospect.
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