The Detroit Tigers agreed Sunday to trade relief pitcher Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs for Jeimer Candelario, Isaac Paredes and a player to be named later or cash, according to Jon Heyman of FanRang Sports.
Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press first reported the details of the trade, and Jon Morosi of the MLB Network later reported the trade was complete after medical reviews.
Morosi offered up an interesting stat regarding Avila:
Jon MorosiAl Avila becoming first @MLB GM in nearly 50 years to trade his son, per @MLB_PR and @MLBNetwork Research.