Mozeliak: "Some Changes" Coming For Cardinals, But Not A Rebuild

[cardsfantx]

Most of the trade speculation about Cardinals pitching has focused on Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery, but Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an unknown American League club has considered acquiring Steven Matz. The mystery team would use Matz as “rotation insurance or bullpen upgrade.” Matz is still owed the remainder of his $10MM salary for 2023 as well as $24MM in 2024-25, and it seems like the Cardinals would have to eat a good chunk of that money to accommodate a deal. Matz has struggled in both years of his original four-year, $44MM contract with St. Louis, but after losing his rotation job earlier this season, he has pitched considerably better since a move to the bullpen and a recent return to the starting five. Matz has a 2.93 ERA over his last 30 2/3 innings and 11 appearances.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Most of the trade speculation about Cardinals pitching has focused on Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery, but Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an unknown American League club has considered acquiring Steven Matz. The mystery team would use Matz as “rotation insurance or bullpen upgrade.” Matz is still owed the remainder of his $10MM salary for 2023 as well as $24MM in 2024-25, and it seems like the Cardinals would have to eat a good chunk of that money to accommodate a deal. Matz has struggled in both years of his original four-year, $44MM contract with St. Louis, but after losing his rotation job earlier this season, he has pitched considerably better since a move to the bullpen and a recent return to the starting five. Matz has a 2.93 ERA over his last 30 2/3 innings and 11 appearances.

Do it today Mo. Before he turns back into a pumpkin.

[go birds]

prolly the rays...send 'em matz and like $20m for jacob lopez and call it a day

[Spider John]

I hope the FO is working on trades and not new excuses.

[G. Keenan]

I'll bet 10 GRB coin we don't trade anyone.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I'll bet 10 GRB coin we don't trade anyone.

[cardsfantx]

so basically telling everyone TON was your every day LF, wasn't a ploy to get him a bunch of ABs to unload him at the deadline.

they ACTUALLY want to continue down this road with TON

unbelievable

yeah, I have no faith in them doing anything right this deadline

[BottenFieldofDreams]

We need pitching, yeah?

There’s a player on the New Zealand women’s World Cup team named Paige Satchell.

Chances are it’s really some woman. But it would be just like old Satchel to be continuing his career under a pseudodeath in New Zealand. I say call them up.

[Spider John]

Can a Wainwright extension be far behind?

[Felix The Cat]

so basically telling everyone TON was your every day LF, wasn't a ploy to get him a bunch of ABs to unload him at the deadline.

they ACTUALLY want to continue down this road with TON

unbelievable

yeah, I have no faith in them doing anything right this deadline

Posturing hopefully?