Los Angeles/Hickory trade (again)

Los Angeles and Hickory have another trade to announce:

The Scorpions trade closers Dale Beene and Bill Dewall in exchange for 1B/OF Federico Soriano, and three pitchers, John Kautz, Robert Calderon, and Sean Sheppard.

"It hurts getting rid of both Dale and Bill, but we're confident our young relievers can pick up the slack," Los Angeles GM Michael Weintraub stated. "We're glad that Frank found Federico Soriano redundant, as we liked having him on our team in the past and will put him back at 1B."

"The three pitchers should help us, too. We know that pitching is our weakness."

Before ending the phone call, Weintraub reminded everyone that Bill Turek is still available to trade.

(Junior commissioner's note: I also updated the Traded Draft Pick list, including a trade that Mack and Eric have yet to announce.)