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Pirates And Mariners Exchange Minor Leaguers

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [August 4, 2009 at 4:14pm CST]

The Pirates aren't finished dealing after all. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that they traded Mike Koplove to the Mariners for shortstop Deybis Benitez. Benitez, 22, is hitting .304/.407/.304 in A ball. Koplove, a 33-year-old righty, has allowed 42 hits and 21 walks in 54.1 innings for two Triple A teams this year, striking out 50. He spent six years with the D'Backs and last appeared in the majors a couple years ago on the Indians.

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