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Cardinals Interested In Brian Fuentes

By Daniel Seco 2 | July 8, 2012 at 6:31pm CDT

The Cardinals are interested in trading for Athletics left-hander Brian Fuentes, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). Oakland designated the reliever for assignment on Tuesday after he posted a 6.84 ERA with 6.5 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 26 appearances.

The Cardinals currently have two left-handers in their bullpen but could benefit from adding Fuentes to the mix as Marc Rzepczynski (5.52 ERA) has struggled and Barret Browning has only pitched 4.1 innings in his entire Major League career. Fuentes, 37 in August, is in the second year of a two-year, $10.5MM contract he signed following the 2010 season. He'll earn $5MM this year and his contract includes a $6.5MM club option for 2013 ($500K buyout).

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  1. James Grenard

    13 years ago

    Please god no. This guy has been garbage since he left Colorado (other than the 1 season in LA). 

    Reply
    • melonis_rex

      13 years ago

       He’s just fine as a LOOGY.

      Managers just allow him to face RHB, which should never happen.

      Reply
      • TheLoLgen

        13 years ago

        No, no he’s not.

        Line against lefties this year: .265/.333/.471, with 6 K’s in 39 PA.

        Fuentes has not been able to effectively pitch to any type of batter this year

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  2. Javier Mejia

    13 years ago

    Dodgers? need a lefty behind elbert.
    no risk, and some reqard possible.

    Reply
  3. john

    13 years ago

    All the cards need to do mis pick up 1 million on the contract and he is all yours.

    Reply
  4. RepOak

    13 years ago

    Good luck with that, cards

    Reply
  5. Justin 26

    13 years ago

    Go after a right handed pitcher. Our left handed pitching is good. We need to get a guy like Luke Gregerson. And a rotation guy like Anibal Sanchez.

    Reply
    • Justin Neil Powell

      13 years ago

      Our left handed pitching is good? Are you watching the St. Louis Cardinals? No, our left handed pitching is tragic, terrible…dreadful.

      Reply
      • Ferrariman

        13 years ago

        agreed.  If we get a lefty and a starter, we would be set.  Move Kelly to the bullpen and let him shine and a LOOGY would make this team great.  A healthy return from Garcia this season wouldn’t be bad either. 

        Reply
      • Justin 26

        13 years ago

        No really. Browning is dominating and Scramble is having a slump. LHP is not a concern.

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      • JW_28

        13 years ago

        hey now Barret Browning hasnt done too bad

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    • Trout Almonte

      13 years ago

      Funny how they mentioned about your LOOGYs’ performances in the article and they don’t look so good.

      Reply
  6. Wainwrights_Curveball

    13 years ago

    No thx.

    Reply
  7. cardsfan1988

    13 years ago

    How about trying to get Brandon League from the Mariners instead…we need right handed help in the pen…Sanchez and Salas are terrible this year, Cleto gives up a HR every time out, Marte is hit and miss, and you never know what Mitchell Boggs will show up…We could use a starter but we really need a pen mix up and Im talking about sending a guy up and down like we have been lately

    Reply
    • Adam

      13 years ago

      I’ve been pretty happy with Boggs’ performance this year. Truthfully, you could say the same thing about any releiver because their performances can be so fickle. One year they’ll be really good and they’ll be completely useless the next. Case in point, Salas and Sanchez were great last year, but horrible this year. Some of it is over-exposure (as is the case with Marte).  Regardless, the Cardinals need both a lefty and a righty, so expressing interest in Fuentes still makes sense. You would hope that the Cardinals won’t need to give up a high ceiling player to fix the bullpen this year like they did last year.

      Reply
  8. Adam

    13 years ago

    Do they really need to trade for him?  It’s obvious that he’s going to be placed on outright waivers; clear the waivers because no one will claim his salary; and, because of his service time, elect free agency.  I suppose he could sign with a different team, but that’s a managable risk.

    Reply
  9. Ellis Hugunin

    13 years ago

    Very low risk trade piece, I think he would be better than the Rook we have in the pen now. Smart move by Mo to get a guy when he isnt worth much. I still think they plan to go after an arm for the rotation. 

    Reply
  10. Kevin McClintock

    13 years ago

    Huston Street – PLEASE!

    Reply
    • Justin 26

      13 years ago

      Agreed. Him or Gregerson not a LHP!!!!!

      Reply
  11. grantc

    13 years ago

    People forget that the Cardinals had some interest in Fuentes a few years back, and he opted to sign with the Angels instead for an absurd amount of money instead.  Two years and $18m or something like that.

    I remember people feeling like STL dodged a bullet back then, and that was well before his current struggles.  Trying to acquire him now seems desperate.

    Reply
  12. BradyAndersonsSideburns

    13 years ago

    I hope Duquette sees this.  If the Cards want Fuentes, they may be willing to take Gregg too…you know, since they apparently like bad relievers

    get it done

    Reply
  13. D.j. Wilson

    13 years ago

    Can we have Lance Berkman? 😉

    Reply
  14. GRSiler

    13 years ago

    No no a thousand times NO! Fuentes had little left when he left here in Colorado and has gone downhill since. He is not effective and will not solve the Redbirds bullpen issues. Street is not the answer either. There is a reason that the Rockies, with the worst pitching in the league, let Street go (and are paying some of his salary).
    Be smart about this, Mo. Don’t just pick up “a guy”.

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