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The St. Louis River Walkers have completed a trade with the Green Bay Mallards that will land them minor league center fielder Jay Hurley in exchange for right-handed reliever Mario Tapia, third baseman Mike Ducatte and veteran outfielder Joe Silverstein.
Hurley, 26, spent the 2039 season at AA Binghampton, where he hit .306 with eight homers and 52 RBIs in 121 games/118 starts.
In his minor-league career, Hurley has played 677 games/670 starts and batted .289 with 79 homers and 420 RBIs.
Hurley was taken in the fourth round of the 2035 draft by the Mallards out of the University of Kentucky.
Tapia, a ninth-round draft pick in the 2035 draft, split the 2039 season between Class AAA Memphis and AA Springfield.
The 26-year-old pitched in 30 games going 4-0 with four saves and a 2.95 ERA.
In five minor league seasons dating back to 2025, Tapia has gone 33-32 with 11 saves and a 4.12 ERA. He has pitched in 206 games with 61 starts.
An eighth-round pick in the 2036 draft, Ducatte spent 2039 at Rookie League Johnson City where he hit .228 with 16 homers and 39 RBIs in 65 games/64 starts.
As a minor leaguer, Ducatte has played in 300 games/284 starts and has batted .192 with 42 homers and 209 RBIs.
After 13 seasons in the majors, Silverstein, 37, spent the 2039 campaign at Memphis where he hit .238 with seven homers and 42 RBIs in 93 games/88 starts.
In his major league career, which started with Cleveland in 2026, Silverstein has hit .279 with 226 homers and 720 RBIs in 1,424 games/1,309 starts.