The St. Louis Cardinals have more urgency to trade for a pitcher at the trade deadline after LHP Steven Matz suffered an injury setback. Matz was shut down on June 17, and his timeline for return has moved from late June to August. Cardinals Injury Setback Creates More Urgency For Deadline Deal Matz Will Have To Start Over On rehab After his most recent start in Double-A, Matz … [Read more...] about Cardinals Injury Setback Creates More Urgency For Deadline Deal
Cardinals All-Star Catcher is Expected Back on Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals have activated Willson Contreras from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. Contreras played in six rehab games with Triple-A Memphis, catching three games and serving as the designated hitter in three others. Contreras was supposed to be out until the All-Star break when he … [Read more...] about Cardinals All-Star Catcher is Expected Back on Monday
Cardinals to Promote Breakout Pitching Prospect to Double-A
The St. Louis Cardinals are slated to promote Quinn Mathews to Double-A Springfield, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Mathews is one of the biggest risers among pitching prospects this season. He dominated at both Single-A Palm Beach and High-A Peroria, collecting a 2.18 ERA, 0.782 WHIP and 110:20 K:BB over 74 1/3 innings in 13 starts. His 110 strikeouts … [Read more...] about Cardinals to Promote Breakout Pitching Prospect to Double-A
Cardinals Veteran Reliever Returns From Injured List, Option Pitcher
The St. Louis Cardinals activated Giovanny Gallegos from the 15-day injured list Friday. The Cardinals have optioned Adam Kloffenstein to Triple-A Memphis as a corresponding move. St. Louis has a rare Friday off day, but it will have Gallegos back in their bullpen Saturday. The veteran reliever has been out since early May with a right shoulder impingement but didn’t pitch well … [Read more...] about Cardinals Veteran Reliever Returns From Injured List, Option Pitcher
Two Key Cardinals Players To Start Rehab Assignments
Two key St. Louis Cardinals players are scheduled to start rehab assignments in the organization this week. Catcher Willson Contreras has been out of the lineup since May 7 when a swing from J.D. Martinez fractured his arm. Outfielder Tommy Edman hasn’t played at all this season after having wrist surgery in October. Two Key Cardinals Players To Start Rehab Assignments “We are … [Read more...] about Two Key Cardinals Players To Start Rehab Assignments