Naturally, it was the New York Yankees who made the first big move at the winter meetings.

The World Series champions reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a three-team, seven-player swap that would bring them All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit.

New York would trade right-hander Ian Kennedy to Arizona, and lefty reliever Phil Coke and outfield prospect Austin Jackson to Detroit, a baseball official said on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet final.

Detroit would ship All-Star pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks, and Arizona would send touted young pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers. The teams were still working on technical aspects of the trade, the official said, including checking medical records.

"Granderson, of course he's going to make them better," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "He's a pretty good outfielder. He plays with a lot of energy. He's the kind of guy that fits into that landscape in New York, where he's going to thrive within that kind of a situation."

Last year, the Yankees and CC Sabathia agreed to a $161 million, seven-year deal during the winter meetings and New York set in motion an $82.5 million, five-year contract with A.J. Burnett.

Among this year's free agents, Seattle finalized its $36 million, four-year contract with Chone Figgins, who is likely to become the Mariners' third baseman and No. 2 hitter behind leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki.

"I would have loved to stay with the Angels ... but things were different," Figgins said. "They chose to go a different way, and I chose to go a different way.

"I was wanted there," he said of Seattle. "It's always good to be wanted."

St. Louis completed a $7.5 million, one-year deal with pitcher Brad Penny, who joins a rotation that includes Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.

While Milwaukee was negotiating with Randy Wolf, the pitcher's agent said he didn't have an agreement with anyone yet.

Also, the Chicago Cubs were shopping mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley.

Among players eligible for salary arbitration, the Chicago White Sox agreed to a $14 million, three-year contract with third baseman Mark Teahen, and the Atlanta Braves designated outfielder Ryan Church for assignment rather than offer him a contract by Saturday's deadline. Some teams are waiting to find out which players won't be tendered contracts before making free-agent moves.

"Some of the non-tender guys will blend in equal to some of the free-agent guys," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said.