We talked in detail about how Curtis Granderson and the New York Yankees benefited from a three-team deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers. But, how about the D-backs and Tigers, what was in the deal for them?

Trading Granderson and All-Star pitcher Edwin Jackson wasn’t a popular move by the Tigers, but if they absolutely had to go for the sake of lowering payroll, the Tigers got the kind of haul to make the move worthwhile.

Young RHP Max Scherzer has a chance to replace Jackson’s production NOW and far exceed it down the road, while LHPs Daniel Schlereth and Phil Coke provide big boosts to the Detroit bullpen. Outfielder Austin Jackson, 22, is a top prospect with plenty of upside and the ability to claim a Major League roster spot now.

The Tigers, in the view of Stan McNeal of Sporting News, were the real winners in this trade.

The big score for Arizona was in Jackson, who at age 26, had a career season for the Tigers. He’s a more known commodity than Scherzer for the D-backs, who are surely banking on a 1-2-3 punch in the rotation with Brandon Webb, Dan Haren and Jackson to win in the short-term. Arizona also received 24-year-old RHP Ian Kennedy from the Yankees, who has a chance to crack the team’s starting rotation and offers a higher ceiling down the road.

Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes has been criticized over the deal, according to the Arizona Republic. The organization likes Kennedy, who Byrnes praised for his four-pitch repertoire and outstanding minor league track record. If Byrnes’ view of Kennedy proves to be correct, there is some real value in the new-found depth in the team’s rotation.

Time, as they say, will tell, and the key for Arizona lies in Kennedy’s ability to blossom into an impact Major League starter, says the Republic’s Nick Piecoro.

“Jackson, though, has only two more years of club control - at which point, as a Scott Boras client, he is likely to depart as a free agent - making Kennedy’s performance down the road a key to whether it’s a sink or swim deal for the Diamondbacks.”