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gehrig38 · 11-22-2012, 08:27 PM

TRADE NEWS
In a significant move of talent, the Houston Roughriders announced they’d traded 30 year old SP Jerome Billon and 20 year old IF prospect Ruben Reyes to the Las Vegas 51’s for 1B/DH Juan Cabrera. Billon was 2-7 5.25 this year and is a combined 17-24 4.88 in 59 career IBL starts. Reyes is in short season ball hitting 308 through 6 games in limited action. The 29 year old Cabrera has hit a combined .324/367/466 in 353 games over 3 seasons with 63 doubles and 37 home runs with 224 RBI’s. He will play 1B and hit 5th in the Roughrider lineup. Randall Bentley was recalled to take Billons spot in the rotation. Houston is now 44-43, 5.5 games out of the wild card. Billon steps into the 51’s rotation in the 5 role.

11-22-2012, 08:27 PM	#262
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,509	Trade news TRADE NEWS In a significant move of talent, the Houston Roughriders announced they’d traded 30 year old SP Jerome Billon and 20 year old IF prospect Ruben Reyes to the Las Vegas 51’s for 1B/DH Juan Cabrera. Billon was 2-7 5.25 this year and is a combined 17-24 4.88 in 59 career IBL starts. Reyes is in short season ball hitting 308 through 6 games in limited action. The 29 year old Cabrera has hit a combined .324/367/466 in 353 games over 3 seasons with 63 doubles and 37 home runs with 224 RBI’s. He will play 1B and hit 5th in the Roughrider lineup. Randall Bentley was recalled to take Billons spot in the rotation. Houston is now 44-43, 5.5 games out of the wild card. Billon steps into the 51’s rotation in the 5 role.