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Cardinals Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski

By Jeff Todd | July 25, 2014 at 8:09pm CDT

8:46pm: Pierzynski is already in Chicago and will join the Cardinals tomorrow, tweets Rosenthal. An announcement is expected before tomorrow’s game, which starts at 1:05pm CST, according to a tweet from Goold.

8:33pm: A deal appears to be close, Goold reports, with Pierzynski leaving a visit to Cooperstown for induction weekend, per Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Goold indicates that Pierzynski seems to be headed to meet the club in Chicago. Meanwhile, Kottaras has cleared his locker and left the club, though the precise transaction involving him remains unclear.

8:09pm: The Cardinals are working on a deal with free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via Twitter). The recently-added George Kottaras would be the odd man out if a deal gets done, which Goold seemingly implies is likely.

Pierzynski was recently released by the Red Sox after struggling for much of the year. His line stands at .254/.286/.348 on the year, including only four long balls in his 274 plate appearances. That fell well short of the production that Boston expected when it landed Pierzynski on a one-year, $8.25MM deal.

St. Louis, of course, would presumably add Pierzynski at a league-minimum rate, leaving the Red Sox to pick up the rest of the tab on the backstop. The club seems in need of an additional option behind the plate after losing Yadier Molina for a significant stretch. Tony Cruz has seen the bulk of the action since Molina went down.

Of course, a move on Pierzynski would also have fallout on the rest of the trade deadline catching market. In particular, the team with the most obvious trade piece behind the dish — the Twins, who field veteran Kurt Suzuki — would lose a strong potential suitor. A report earlier today suggested that the Cardinals (along with the Orioles) were interested in the first-time All-Star.

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18 Comments

  1. Mikenmn

    11 years ago

    charm heads to St. Louis?

    Reply
  2. bigbadjohnny

    11 years ago

    Cardinals are in a panic…..even the Cubs can beat them.

    Reply
    • mike-5

      11 years ago

      Well the Cards have struggled at Wrigley the past few years, it’s not panic, it’s just how it’s been

      Reply
    • Kiki Fogg

      11 years ago

      Ever played Stratego? The Spy is the weakest piece in the game, incapable of beating anything…except the Marshall, the strongest piece in the game. If you imagine the National League as a game of Stratego, the Cubs are the Spy & the Cardinals are the Marshall. (Obviously from year to year that fluctuates; I mean overall historically.)

      Reply
  3. Ralph Esposito

    11 years ago

    I love AJ, but it would be funny if his fueding teammate in Chicago and Boston follows him to St. Louis. Rumors are that’s where Jake Peavy winds up.

    Reply
  4. Ralph Esposito

    11 years ago

    I thought he would wind up there as soon as Molina went down. He’s a winner. Great pick up by a great organization.

    Reply
  5. hiflyer000

    11 years ago

    But the Cards are the greatest and classiest organization with the best fans ever and would never sign someone who doesn’t have impeccable character

    Reply
    • Braden Brown

      11 years ago

      It doesnt fit the organization at all. But, Cruz has been awful since taking over, and we hoard our prospects…

      Reply
    • stl_cards16

      11 years ago

      Yeah, fans that want to find a reason to hate the Cardinals are the only ones that cling to this. It’s obvious the front office only cares about winning. You know, like that “terrible” contract they gave to the SS with the 2nd highest WAR for a SS in all of baseball. Or bringing in Big Mac as hitting coach? I think it’s obvious the Cardinals don’t really care what the perception of them is.

      Reply
  6. Jim 18

    11 years ago

    Cheap rental to use as a stop gap. Great deal if the Cards can pull it off.

    Reply
  7. bighiggy

    11 years ago

    Wonder why they gave up on kottaras so quickly. At least we now know cruz is meant to be a back up.

    Reply
    • Danielle Rennifer

      11 years ago

      Seattle Mariners should go after Kottaras for a pitcher like Logan Bawcom or Anthony Fernandez (change of scenery will help). He is a valuable backup to
      Zunino during the last couple months before the playoffs and from there.

      Reply
  8. letsgogiants

    11 years ago

    Eww.

    Reply
  9. mikecws91

    11 years ago

    If Jake Peavy’s been reading MLBTR, he’s super mad right now.

    Reply
  10. Dr. Balloons

    11 years ago

    As a Redsox fan it’s a shame that AJ did not go to a team I dislike. Then I could have enjoyed watching him slowly cause them to collapse from within. Oh well, good luck Cards. Just don’t let him hit, catch or enter the clubhouse and it should be fine.

    Reply
  11. Kendall Adkins

    11 years ago

    This is a Cardinals move for sure. Would rather sign a lesser player offensively and defensively than lose a prospect for a better player. I guess they are doing something right. Most wins in the NL over the last decade I believe. I assume they have passed Philly, but I could be wrong.

    Reply
  12. M.Kit

    11 years ago

    Good luck with that St Louis

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  13. jaybuck

    11 years ago

    Good signing. Of course he was a “cancer” to the Red Sox fans’. He was one their big FA signings this year that didn’t pan out. Which shows once again you gotta grow them instead of just throwing money at a wall. Another reason this signing is good. Keep your prospects and make small, low risk moves.

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