Idaho-Kentucky Announce Deal
<Lawrence Tabachnick:manager#21>, general manager of the <Idaho Steelheads:team#92>, has signed off on a trade for <Kentucky:team#7>'s 27-year old CF <Jim Benson:player#3027>. To complete the deal, the Steelheads will send 25-year old minor league LHP <Kyle Mendelson:player#6055> to the Lions.


This season <Mendelson:player#6055> has 1 save in 8 relief appearances with a 1-1 record and 4.82 ERA.

Thus far this season in 20 games Benson is batting .412 with no home runs, 8 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has 21 hits in 51 at-bats.