Among the many signings made by the Cleburne Railroaders to begin the calendar year, shocking trades were made that shipped out multiple American Association All-Stars from the past two seasons.

The first of two significant deals came on Jan. 13 when the Railroaders sent OF Aaron Altherr, RHP Kade Mechals and RHP Kristian Scott to the Kansas City Monarchs for RHP Leam Mendez.

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