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The St. Louis River Walkers and Cincinnati River Sharks have completed a seven-player trade.
The trade features four players from the River Walkers major league roster, shortstop Kyren Paris, relief pitchers Gil Meier and Cory Tiller and backup catcher Will Banfield.
Cincinnati will send one player from its major league roster to St. Louis, right-handed reliever Justin O'Rourke.
It also includes minor leagues second baseman Daniel Benjamin and starting pitcher Daniel Ochoa.
Sitting 10.5 games out of first place, shedding salary had a lot to do with the Walkers decision to do this deal.
Paris, 32, was signed before the 2033 season to what seems to be a bad six-year contract worth $12.2 per season.
This season, Paris has played in just 32 games because of injuries and batted .260 with three homers and 10 RBIs.
The Wakers acquired Meier from Fort Worth before the 2033 season, hoping to turn a very good long reliever/starter into a full-time starter.
He could not make the transition and could not make the conversion to closer either.
With free agency approaching, and him making $9 million per season, it was decided to cut ties.
Meier, 30, pitched in 33 games for the Walkers in 2034 going 4-3 with two saves and a 4.91 ERA.
He gave up back-to-back homers in the top of the 13th inning, to take the loss in his final game in St. Louis.
Banfield, 34, was acquired by St. Louis before the 2034 to serve as backup catcher.
He's played well, hitting .291 with 11 RBIs in 28 games but has consistently complained about his playing time.
The right-handed Tiller, 32, has for the previous six seasons been a key part of the Walkers' bullpen.
The decision, however, to bring him back as a free agent in 2034 was a bust.
In 32 games, Tiller went 1-3 with two saves and a 5.60 ERA giving up six homers in 27 innings.
O'Rourke will look to pick up the slack from the loss of Meier and Tiller in the St. Louis bullpen.
In 45 games for the Sharks this season, O'Rourke has gone 3-3 with four saves and a 4.10 ERA.
Benjamin, 24, has split his season between Portland (AA) and Pawtucket (AAA).
He hit .349 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 36 games with Portland.
Benjamin batted .342 with one homer and 15 RBIs in 47 games at Pawtucket.
Ochoa, 23, has pitched at three levels this season.
He started out at Class A (low) Daytona Beach going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two games.
After that, it was up to Class A (regular) Daytona Beach where he was 3-0 with a 3.42 ERA in 20 games (four starts).
He also made one start in the rookie league, going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA.