DETROIT (AP) - Less than two years after boldly signing Prince Fielder to a $214 million contract, the Detroit Tigers traded the slugging first baseman to Texas in another blockbuster move. Fielder was dealt to the Rangers on Wednesday night for second baseman Ian Kinsler. The Tigers agreed to pay the Rangers $30 million as part of the swap, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the amount of money exchanged was not revealed when the teams announced the trade. The $30 million is payable from 2016-20. "Obviously, a very exciting trade for us in adding Prince Fielder to the organization," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. Also a tough trade to make in that Ian Kinsler's been with the organization since he was drafted in '03, and we've signed him here a couple of times. Been here, a catalyst for our World Series clubs, and a huge part of this. A winning guy, a heart-and-soul guy, and Detroit got a tremendous player and person. Fielder, a five-time All-Star, had to consent to the trade before it could be completed. "We're thankful for what he did for us," Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski said. It'll be a bat that we miss at times - there's no doubt about it. Fielder hit .279 with 25 homers this year. He drove in 106 runs, but it was his lowest home run total over a full season. Daniels said the trade came together quickly - the first discussions took place Tuesday. The Rangers will welcome the durable Fielder, who has played 162 games in four of the last five seasons. Texas was interested in Fielder when he signed with Detroit as a free agent. "Our offer was well below what it ended up being, so we weren't that close," Daniels said. I thought he was a genuine guy that really loved the game, really loved playing the game, loved his boys, his sons. The a three-time All-Star was limited to 136 games because of injuries to his ribs and right side. Kinsler stole 15 bases in 2013 - not a high total by his standards but more than any player on the Detroit team he is joining. The trade could save the Tigers more than $75 million in the long run, giving them more financial flexibility with Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer a year from free agency. Fielder is still only 29, and the Rangers are set to add a big bat to the middle of their lineup while also resolving a logjam in the middle of their infield. "I'm really not sure what we're going to do as we sit here now today," Dombrowski said. Eventually, we see him as a first baseman. Will it happen this year or not? I'm not sure. The 31-year-old Kinsler fills a need at second base for Detroit after Omar Infante became a free agent. "If he was coming off the best year of his career, he's not available," Daniels said. I think that's kind of the whole idea of this deal - if anybody feels like that's a sign of things to come, that he's slipping, you may not like the deal. We don't feel that way. We don't feel that way at all. "If you put Kinsler's bat at the top of the lineup, that's an instant threat," Ausmus said. It changes the dynamic, but it doesn't mean it's any less potent. He's now a free agent, and if Texas loses him, Fielder, who hit 50 homers in 2007 for Milwaukee at 23, should help replace his production. "A huge focus for us this winter was finding some kind of middle-of-the-order presence and power, and at 29 years old, I still think there's still a lot of big run production and years ahead of him," Daniels said.