The Cardinals made a number of roster moves today, as reported by MLB.com’s Jeff Jones (Twitter links). Counter to yesterday’s report that Jose Rondon would be released to participate on Venezuela’s Olympic team, Rondon instead has had his contract selected to join the Cardinals’ Major League roster. Rondon last appeared in the Majors in 2019. He owns a .206/.260/.336 line across 290 career plate appearances with the Orioles, Padres, and White Sox.
The Cardinals are adding Rondon as a response to Max Moroff suffering left shoulder subluxation, an injury that will land him on the 10-day injured list. Moroff was just 1-for-16 in six games this season.
In other moves, Junior Fernandez has been recalled from Triple-A, while Johan Oviedo has been optioned to Triple-A, though he will remain with the team on the taxi squad, per the team. Fernandez was just optioned yesterday, but he’s able to re-join the team because of the Moroff injury. The 24-year-old has just two appearances this season covering 3 2/3 innings.
Oviedo, meanwhile, has appeared five times, starting four games. He has posted a 5.40 ERA/6.02 FIP across 20 innings with a 47.4 percent groundball rate, 17.4 percent strikeout rate and 16.3 percent walk rate. The Cardinals will want to see significant improvement from Oviedo in those strikeout and walk rates, though with just 20 innings, we’re still in the small sample size category for the 23 year old.
baseball should do away with the 40 man roster and limit the number of times a player can be shuffled to and from the majors.
No
Unlimited Rosters.
They had unlimited rosters once upon a time, and that is the main reason the Yankees (or the team with the most money) always won.
They should get rid of the running out of
options after 3 years. Also how about restricted and unrestricted free agents, more like hockey.
More roster moves required = more opportunities for more players to play at the MLB level. Pretty simple equation. I’m not sure bloated stagnant rosters would benefit the players, owners or fans.
They forgot to drop Tyler Webb and Door Matt Carpenter. Bummer.
cardinals have 3-5 players that should be given a chance. reason they’re not is 40 man roster move must be made.
The 40 man roster with the current rules, is completely dysfunctional.
They had unlimited rosters once upon a time, and that is the main reason the Yankees (or the team with the most money) always won.
Personally, I like the 40 man roster so teams have to trim off roster decay, but the Cardinals seem to like their rotten players. Not my money, not my team, but I follow them more closely than others. I often question their decisions, but they are winning, so it is working. I think they could be winning more with a few smart moves. They have a few players who have earned the honor of being DFA’d.
wouldn’t be that way now
I think it’s safe to say that the Cardinals management knows more about their players than you or I do. It’s laughable when fans pretend they know enough to make those decisions..
True, but it is fun to play armchair GM. Like I said, they are winning and is based on their own decisions. What do I know?
Right? This is why we have fantasy baseball! Wait…that is still a thing, right?
No, silly boy, that’s not why.
stupid comment