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Cardinals Acquire Zac Rosscup

By Jeff Todd | July 29, 2019 at 4:41pm CDT

The Cardinals have acquired lefty Zac Rosscup from the Dodgers, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment recently.

Cash considerations are going to Los Angeles in return. Rosscup will begin his tenure with his new organization on optional assignment at Triple-A.

Rosscup, 31, has already appeared with three other clubs this season. He owns a 5.16 ERA in 83 2/3 career innings at the game’s highest level, averaging a healthy 12.2 K/9 but also an ugly 5.9 BB/9. The free passes have been a particular issue this season.

In other moves from the Dodgers, utilityman Kike Hernandez is going on the 10-day injured list with a sprained hand. The club optioned down righty Jaime Schultz while activating just-acquired infielder Kristopher Negron and calling up righty reliever Josh Sborz.

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59 Comments

  1. baseballpun

    6 years ago

    Sure.

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    • Francys01

      6 years ago

      Seriously Cards. Not impressed by this trade.

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      • 22Leo

        6 years ago

        Not impressed by a Rosscup acquisition? Your bar must be really high.

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  2. Chris79stl

    6 years ago

    Typical MO crap….

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    • baseballpun

      6 years ago

      Typical dumb comment.

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      • Chris79stl

        6 years ago

        What is not typical about it? Get a guy that has been DFA 3 times this year.. Mozeliak is known for this.

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        • baseballpun

          6 years ago

          There’s nothing about grabbing a DFA’d guy that suggests Mo did it “instead of” trading for Watson or somebody else. If it happens in May it’s a footnote. It happens in July and it’s “typical Mo.”

          If they don’t make a move to strengthen the team, that’s subject to criticism irrespective of Rosscup.

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        • Chris79stl

          6 years ago

          When are they making a move to strengthen the team? We already have Tyler Webb

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        • baseballpun

          6 years ago

          2 more days.

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        • Chris79stl

          6 years ago

          I won’t hold my breathe… best case scenario is oft injured Mike Minor and another dumpster reliever

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        • nastynateSTL

          6 years ago

          This is Tyler Webb’s older brother.

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        • cygnus2112

          6 years ago

          Until you start rationalizing…

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      • Chris79stl

        6 years ago

        What is not typical about it? Get a guy that has been DFA 3 times this year.. Mozeliak is known for this. Maybe they will get Duda next…

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      • cygnus2112

        6 years ago

        Typical Mo apologist.

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  3. CrewBrew

    6 years ago

    Cardinals fan talking crap about the Brewers getting Lyles. Your Lyles move…have fun

    NL Central teams all dumpster diving. Who finds gold? find out next article. Stay tuned folks!!

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    • baseballpun

      6 years ago

      Grabbing a minor leaguer off DFA waivers for cash is equivalent to trading a AA prospect for a bad starter who’s going right into your rotation?

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      • CrewBrew

        6 years ago

        Trading a bad AA prospect for a bad pitcher is what the Brewers did. Quit acting like who the crew gave up is going to be the next Verlander. Trash for trash.

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        • baseballpun

          6 years ago

          Trying to improve an Achilles-heel rotation by adding Lyles =/= adding an arm to the AAA team.

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        • CrewBrew

          6 years ago

          Yet that Achilles-heel rotation still has us in the hunt and will be adding more. Cards most likely will be going on a hunt for more DFA pieces.

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    • Fred K. Burke

      6 years ago

      Good point on dumpster diving. We’ll see if one of the top 3 in NL Central make a bold move. My guess is no.

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      • chitown311

        6 years ago

        Haha Cubbies invented the dumpster dive! Jed and Theo went in head first!!!!

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        • Fred K. Burke

          6 years ago

          The Cub’s have no choice to dumpster dive with their self imposed financial restrictions and lack of Minor League talent. They have the 3rd highest payroll in MLB. The front office has blown up the payroll with disastrous free agent signings-Darvish, Morrow, Chatwood, Heyward. True Heyward turned things around a bit this season but still not even close to earning the huge contract.

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        • kaido24

          6 years ago

          accurate

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        • chitown311

          6 years ago

          Wow. I applaud your sensible outlook

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  4. Ully

    6 years ago

    Another Rosscup of coffee for the left hander.

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  5. stan lee the manly

    6 years ago

    Got him for nothing so why not? It’s not like Tyler Webb is an all star option

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    • Chris79stl

      6 years ago

      Just DFA Webb and even it out

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      • stan lee the manly

        6 years ago

        Why? Rosscup is at triple A, he’s not taking anyways spot. That doesn’t make even a little bit of sense.

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        • stan lee the manly

          6 years ago

          Taking anyone’s spot*

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  6. macn307

    6 years ago

    Well that move will be remembered. Hey maybe the 4th team is the charm.

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  7. woody0028

    6 years ago

    Wow, great to see Cards management listening to the three million fans who annually walk through their gates.

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  8. Binnington50

    6 years ago

    “We put our feelers out and did what we could to improve the club. We certainly did our due diligence but at the end of the day there just wasn’t a lot out there that we thought would greatly improve the club without mortgaging the future.” – JM the DB

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    • natelowda2

      6 years ago

      when and where did you read that statement?

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      • Chris79stl

        6 years ago

        That is JMs statement every year

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    • Chris79stl

      6 years ago

      U forgot to add that when we get Marcell, Yadi and Marp back, it will be like adding 3 premium bats at the deadline….

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      • msqboxer

        6 years ago

        Marcell? Depends which one comes back and Yadi/Carp are no longer premium bats.

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      • Payne Train

        6 years ago

        Lol – 3 premium bats ? We must have a different definition of premium.
        We will be getting one above average bat back. That would be Ozuna, and that’s even pending

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        • Payne Train

          6 years ago

          Go Cards – but I hope they don’t just dump these young guys off since they are the ones that got us back into it !

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        • Chris79stl

          6 years ago

          I was being sarcastic… adding to the JM line of crap

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        • CJ81

          6 years ago

          i believe he was saying thats what the cards gm, mozeliak always says about guys coming off the dl being just like a trade.

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        • birdsonbat

          6 years ago

          Mozeliak isn’t the gm though, just saying

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      • theoepsteinhof

        6 years ago

        Yep, 3 PREMIUM bats. Keep saying that. lol

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        • Chris79stl

          6 years ago

          Sarcasm buddy…

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        • troll

          6 years ago

          don’t forget jedd

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        • Chris79stl

          6 years ago

          Lol forgot about that rockstar

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  9. spudchukar

    6 years ago

    This could be nothing more than insurance. No mention if he is on the 40-man roster. Maybe Shreve or Webb are throw-ins in a larger deal.

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  10. msqboxer

    6 years ago

    That’s JM’s vision statement on the Cardinals program guide.

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  11. Cam

    6 years ago

    Fans are getting saltier by the day. It’s a depth move – get over it, people.

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  12. Nick Stevens

    6 years ago

    This is classic Mozeliak. Classic. What a POS move.

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  13. mack22 2

    6 years ago

    Why?

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  14. Dstllsu

    6 years ago

    Pretty sure we already had someone who could give us a 5.00 era. This move accomplishes nothing.

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    • stan lee the manly

      6 years ago

      It accomplishes adding depth. That’s it. There is a grand total of ZERO risk. If he doesn’t pan out, then great. Thanks for the depth. If he does, then even better, he produces at the major league level for free.

      Same comments when they signed Bud Norris to a minor league deal. And Matt Wieters. Sometimes these guys produce in significant ways. And if they don’t, whoop dee doo, the team loses nothing.

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      • Dstllsu

        6 years ago

        The guy has no prior success, so don’t compare him to veterans. He also, at 31, can’t be looked at as a prospect. The move can only be looked at as depth if you literally only mean a roster spot.

        I’d rather see a younger player getting time at AAA than a proven below average 31 yr old.

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  15. mlbdodgerfan2015

    6 years ago

    Off topic but why is Pederson still playing 1B? That is a failed experiment with enough of a sample size. The front office realizes that the runs scored by opposition due to Pederson’s deficient defense count? And why do the keep playing Pollock? I know that they spent a lot of money on him, but the best current lineup against right handed pitchers is to sit Pollock, play Pederson at LF, Verdugo at CF and Beaty at 1B.

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  16. doxiedevil

    6 years ago

    This is a Braves type move, astonishing.

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  17. CardsNation5

    6 years ago

    Typical Mozeliak. Low hanging fruit. Shreve had a plus 4 era when they got him from the Yankees last year. The Cardinals always talk about building a division winner, but always do enough just to keep the fans coming. We always point the finger at Mo, well I think that it’s time to start pointing the Finger at DeWitt, because If was just Mo, DeWitt would’ve been fired him.

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    • uncle mike

      6 years ago

      CardinalNation5……You’ve hit the nail on the head!!!!!! All Cardinal Fans will remain Cardinal fans because of their history!! However, All Cardinal fans are firmly fed up with Mozeliak!!! Plus, they are fed up with the DeWitt’s for turning a blind eye to Mozeliak’s ineptness!!

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  18. uncle mike

    6 years ago

    Cardinal Fans!!!!! …….. Here it is!! ……
    the Cardinals president of baseball operations…Big “John Mozeliak’s” sure fire pitching trade…… that he’s promised to Cardinal Nation!!!! Sorry folks!!! This is about the best he can do anymore!!!!! Live with it. ——- The DeWitts are not going to let him go!!! This is what Cardinal Nation has seen over the past 5 seasons or since Ludlow left. As per the DeWitt’s……They’d like to extend his contract as long as the team stays playing over .500 baseball.

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    • Nick Stevens

      6 years ago

      Cardinals motto. “Live for September”.

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