I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you this but the Yamaico Navarro era is over in Boston.
The 23-year old infielder was flipped to the Kansas City Royals today along with minor league pitcher Kendal Volz for infielder Mike Aviles in return.
By no means is this is a headline deal but I'm confident that the Red Sox got the best player in the trade (which is what you always want to say). Navarro has shown absolutely nothing in his short time up in the big leagues and I've never heard of Volz so I'm going to assume he's not exactly a stud prospect.
Aviles finished fourth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2008 when he batted .325. He missed much of 2009 following Tommy John surgery but rebounded to hit .304 in 110 games last season. He was expendable as he lost a significant amount of playing time to younger players this season. He should provide depth to the Red Sox infield, a better Drew Sutton if you will.
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