Seeking to fill opposing needs, the Cardinals and Mariners swapped intriguing prospects on July 21, 2017, as St. Louis obtained slugging outfielder Tyler O’Neill in exchange for lefthanded pitcher and former first-round pick Marco Gonzalez. Both teams viewed the trade as an opportunity to trade from a position of depth to fill a need. O’Neill, […]
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With at-bats few and far between in St. Louis, the Cardinals finally found an opportunity for Matt Adams to play – it just happened to be in Atlanta. On May 20, 2017, the Cardinals traded the first baseman affectionately known as “Big City” to the Braves for 19-year-old prospect Juan Yepez, a Venezuelan corner infielder
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When the first inning of Paul DeJong’s major league debut rolled around, the 23-year-old shortstop wasn’t even in the stadium. The Cardinals called DeJong up from Triple-A Memphis earlier that day to fill the roster spot vacated by Kolten Wong, who was placed on the disabled list with elbow discomfort. DeJong had been playing second
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