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Phillies Trade Johan Quezada To Cardinals

By Steve Adams | February 10, 2021 at 11:01am CDT

The Phillies announced Wednesday that they’ve traded right-hander Johan Quezada to the Cardinals in exchange for cash. The move opens up a 40-man spot for a Phillies club that still needs to make Didi Gregorius’ new two-year deal official. The Cardinals’ 40-man roster is now up to 38 players.

Quezada, 26, is a longtime Twins farmhand who inked a minor league deal with the Marlins last winter and went on to make his MLB debut late in the 2020 season. The righty tossed just three big league innings last year, showing a fastball that sat at 97 mph and has long been considered his best offering. He spent the bulk of the 2020 season at Miami’s alternate training site and landed with the Phillies on a waiver claim in late October.

Due to the lack of a minor league season in 2020, there’s little point of reference for Quezada’s work in 2020. He spent the 2019 campaign with the Twins’ Class-A Advanced affiliate, pitching to a 3.44 ERA and 3.59 FIP in 52 1/3 innings of relief with a below-average 21 percent strikeout rate and a 12 percent walk rate he’ll need to pare down to be effective at more advanced levels. Quezada did register a hearty 53.3 percent ground-ball rate in that 2019 season, however. If he can improve the location of his power repertoire while maintaining those ground-ball tendencies, there’s some clear upside — but he’s something of a project for the time being.

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31 Comments

  1. bestlakersfan

    4 years ago

    Great, now I want a quesadilla.

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  2. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    thank goodness. if he survived the offseason over Arano and Hamilton I would’ve screamed.

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    • marshmallowman

      4 years ago

      arano’s with the braves now

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      • DarkSide830

        4 years ago

        that’s my point. neither Arano or Hamilton are still here but until now Quezada was still with the team.

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        • marshmallowman

          4 years ago

          got it. watch arano become the braves’ closer now.

          go phils

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        • VonPurpleHayes

          4 years ago

          Arano showed promise. So that’s a move that still baffles me. Unless the Phillies know something I don’t.

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        • HappyLittleTrees

          4 years ago

          Just grabbed Kinzler. It’s all coming together.

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        • gbs42

          4 years ago

          Von – I’m sure every team knows a lot more than any one of us individuals does.

          Reply
        • ToJoComp

          4 years ago

          I’m sure they know a thing or two that you don’t know… LOL

          Reply
        • gbs42

          4 years ago

          Well, except iverbure. Just ask him, he’ll tell you he knows it all.

          Reply
  3. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    I thought the Cards were done with big moves.
    (Super original joke, I know)

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    • ToJoComp

      4 years ago

      Is it considered a big move because he’s 6’9″ 255lb? LOL

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      Reply
  4. Scrap1ron

    4 years ago

    Apparently they found some loose change under the couch cushions.

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  5. tom brunanskys black sock

    4 years ago

    Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?

    Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?

    5
    Reply
    • marshmallowman

      4 years ago

      Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?

      5
      Reply
    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      have you or a loved one been diagnosed with mesothelioma?

      5
      Reply
      • Captain Dunsel

        4 years ago

        Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bed post overnight? If your mother says “Don’t chew it” do you swallow it in spite?

        Reply
    • kdevry

      4 years ago

      “Would you like some coffee?” “I dunno, do I?”

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      • tom brunanskys black sock

        4 years ago

        I don’t think he’s human.

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        • marshmallowman

          4 years ago

          my uncle thought he was saint jerome

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    • waterdog311

      4 years ago

      Have you ever been snipe hunting with your imaginary friend?

      Reply
    • Deadguy

      4 years ago

      If so dial 878 9999 that’s 878 9999 and let Vincent mortgage group help you out

      20 minutes until 3 in the morning a condition your doctor can’t help

      Ladybugs by the millions

      Folks I just wanna mention something here, don’t send dead chickens back in case two or three of them die dont send then back cause the post office

      Drug testing in our schools

      If you or someone you knows sees a man or woman in uniform say thank you

      Someone stole the remote control

      Reply
  6. RedbirdJodella

    4 years ago

    A possible innings eater

    Reply
  7. seamaholic 2

    4 years ago

    Always been curious how all these Latin guys (Quezada is Dominican) end up with first names like Johan (the Swedish form of John) and Vladimir (which is Russian).

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    • marshmallowman

      4 years ago

      no joke, some, like robinson cano, were named after baseball players.

      Reply
    • Wolf26

      4 years ago

      Colonization

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    • herecomdatboi

      4 years ago

      The Dutch and others were very active in trading in the Caribbean and Latin American countries

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      • tom brunanskys black sock

        4 years ago

        Lol at “trading”

        Yeah, trading human beings I suppose.

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    • BruntlettSupastar

      4 years ago

      He was named after Herman Munster’s brother Johann.

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  8. Ivytime

    4 years ago

    Not a bad pick up.

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    Reply
  9. troll

    4 years ago

    previously said they were done spending, then buy a pitcher

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