Alabama Trades Rivera to Oregon for Avila
It came down to the last hour of a self-imposed trade deadline, but the <Alabama Yellowhammers:team#3> and <Oregon Explorers:team#75> finally came to an agreement on a trade that had been rumored for weeks. The trade sends <Alabama:team#3>'s 24-year old minor league RF <Juan Rivera:player#9944> to <Oregon:team#75> in a swap for 25-year old minor league 3B <Sergio Avila:player#4132>. Both GMs seemed relieved that the deal had been completed with one stating, "We had to set a deadline to get it done." The players are expected to report to their new teams by tomorrow.


In his career <Avila:player#4132> is hitting .241 with 83 hits, 8 home runs, 37 runs scored and 42 RBIs.