1:20pm: ESPN’s Jeff Passan now tweets that Miller is NOT in the trade. 1:06pm: Prospects Jeral Perez, Alexander Albertus and Noah Miller are headed from L.A. to Chicago in the deal, per Nightengale. Meanwhile, FanSided’s Robert Murray reports that outfielder Tommy Pham is headed back to St. Louis in the trade. Yahoo’s Russell Dorsey tweets that Vargas, Perez, Albertus and … [Read more...] about Cardinals To Acquire Fedde, Pham; Dodgers To Acquire Edman, Kopech In Three-Team Deal With White Sox
Cardinals Designate Giovanny Gallegos For Assignment
The Cardinals announced that right-hander Giovanny Gallegos has been designated for assignment. Right-hander Kyle Leahy was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move, and the Cards now have an open space on their 40-man roster. The DFA underscores a disaster of a season for Gallegos, who has a 6.53 ERA over 21 appearances and 20 2/3 innings. After emerging as a … [Read more...] about Cardinals Designate Giovanny Gallegos For Assignment
Astros, Braves, Cardinals Reportedly Interested In Zach Eflin
The Rays have been open to trading from their rotation this year and could do so again, with right-hander Zach Eflin one of the possible candidates. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Astros, Braves and Cardinals are “among the teams expected to have strong interest” in the righty. The Rays aren’t fully in the seller camp as they are currently 51-51 and just … [Read more...] about Astros, Braves, Cardinals Reportedly Interested In Zach Eflin
Report: Cardinals Have “Strong Interest” In Erick Fedde
The Cardinals have “strong interest” in White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde, according to a report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale this morning. Fedde is among a number of controllable pieces that the White Sox have made available this summer, alongside breakout left-hander Garrett Crochet and star center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Fedde, 31, lacks the star power of either Crochet … [Read more...] about Report: Cardinals Have “Strong Interest” In Erick Fedde
Cardinals Agree To Sign First-Round Pick JJ Wetherholt
The Cardinals have reached agreement with shortstop JJ Wetherholt to a $6.9MM bonus, according to Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo (X link). Wetherholt’s first pro deal is slightly above the $6,823,700 slot value assigned to the seventh overall pick. Based on pre-draft rankings, St. Louis might’ve gotten a bit of a steal in nabbing Wetherholt with the seventh pick, as the … [Read more...] about Cardinals Agree To Sign First-Round Pick JJ Wetherholt