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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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  1. bestlakersfan

    2 weeks ago

    Great, now I want a quesadilla.

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  2. DarkSide830

    2 weeks ago

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

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    • marshmallowman

      2 weeks ago

      arano’s with the braves now

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      • DarkSide830

        2 weeks 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

          2 weeks ago

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

          go phils

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        • VonPurpleHayes

          2 weeks 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

          2 weeks ago

          Just grabbed Kinzler. It’s all coming together.

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        • gbs42

          2 weeks ago

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

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        • ToJoComp

          2 weeks ago

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

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        • gbs42

          2 weeks ago

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

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  3. mlb1225

    2 weeks ago

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

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    • ToJoComp

      2 weeks ago

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

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  4. Scrap1ron

    2 weeks ago

    Apparently they found some loose change under the couch cushions.

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  5. tom brunanskys black sock

    2 weeks 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 Like
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    • marshmallowman

      2 weeks ago

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

      5 Like
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    • DarkSide830

      2 weeks ago

      have you or a loved one been diagnosed with mesothelioma?

      5 Like
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      • Captain Dunsel

        2 weeks 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?

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    • kdevry

      2 weeks ago

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

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      • tom brunanskys black sock

        2 weeks ago

        I don’t think he’s human.

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        • marshmallowman

          2 weeks ago

          my uncle thought he was saint jerome

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    • waterdog311

      2 weeks ago

      Have you ever been snipe hunting with your imaginary friend?

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    • Hippyripper

      2 weeks 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

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  6. RedbirdJodella

    2 weeks ago

    A possible innings eater

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  7. seamaholic

    2 weeks 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

      2 weeks ago

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

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    • Wolf26

      2 weeks ago

      Colonization

      4 Like
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    • herecomdatboi

      2 weeks ago

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

      2 Like
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      • tom brunanskys black sock

        2 weeks ago

        Lol at “trading”

        Yeah, trading human beings I suppose.

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    • BruntlettSupastar

      2 weeks ago

      He was named after Herman Munster’s brother Johann.

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  8. Ivytime

    2 weeks ago

    Not a bad pick up.

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  9. troll

    2 weeks ago

    previously said they were done spending, then buy a pitcher

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