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The St. Louis River Walkers have announced a trade that will send starting pitcher Brent Autin and top minor-league pitching prospect Nate Simmons to the Dayton Pilots in exchange for All-Star shortstop Mike Casebolt.
A three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, Casebolt was made available by the Pilots who are looking to cut salary.
Dayton sits tied for third place in the American League East Division, nine games behind first-place Columbus.
The 28-year-old Casebolt is hitting .249 this season with nine homers, 36 RBIs and 45 runs scored in 90 games/84 starts.
For his career, he is a .234 hitter with 51 homers and 251 RBIs.
Casebolt is in the first year of an eight-year deal which will pay him $153,400,000.
He has a player opt out after the 2044 season.
Acquired as a free agent before the 2040 season, Autin leads the Walkers with a 10-6 record this season in 18 starts.
He has posted a 4.21 ERA with 95 strike outs and 1.38 WHIP over 107.0 innings.
For his career, Autin, 32, has gone 98-90 with a 4.58 ERA over nine-plus season.
He broke in with Indianapolis during the 2031 season and pitched there through 2035.
Autin spent the 2035 through 2039 seasons with Twin Cities before signing with St. Louis.
A 10th-round pick in the 2035 draft by the Walkers, Simmons was the team's highest-rated pitching prospect.
He has pitched 10 games in the majors -- eight of them this season -- and gone 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA.
At AAA Memphis this season, Simmons, 23, was 7-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 11 starts.
His minor league totals are 67-45 with one save and a 2.80 ERA.