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Cardinals Select T.J. McFarland

By Steve Adams | July 16, 2021 at 1:40pm CDT

The Cardinals announced Friday that they’ve selected the contract of left-hander T.J. McFarland. Fellow southpaw Brandon Waddell was optioned to Triple-A Memphis and placed on the Covid-19-related injured list in a corresponding move.

McFarland, 32, signed a minor league deal with the Cards earlier this summer. He’s since appeared in four games, holding opponents to a pair of runs on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in seven frames. Swapping out Waddell for McFarland will keep three lefties in manager Mike Shildt’s bullpen, as McFarland will join Genesis Cabrera and Andrew Miller in the Cardinals’ relief corps.

An eight-year Major League veteran, McFarland last pitched in the Majors with the 2020 A’s, for whom he notched 20 2/3 innings of 4.35 ERA ball. He’s never missed many bats, but McFarland has solid control and is among the game’s best relievers in terms of keeping the ball on the ground. He’s pitched 401 innings since his 2013 MLB debut and compiled a 4.08 ERA with a 13.6 percent strikeout rate, a 7.6 percent walk rate and a gaudy 62.8 percent ground-ball rate.

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  1. Not Xabial

    1 year ago

    For whatever reason I’ve always kinda liked this guy. Wish him nothing but success in St. Louis!

    Reply
  2. Big Al Secord

    1 year ago

    Cardinals are garbage. Just like the city they play in.

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    • Putmeincoach12

      1 year ago

      @Big Al – Does it make you feel good to call the Cardinals and the entire city of St. Louis garbage?
      To an educated man like myself your choice of words “smells of jealousy

      Reply
      • stlcards75

        1 year ago

        @Big Al just seems like an immature person who doesn’t have anything better to do than get on here and try to start stuff.

        Reply
    • Not a clever name

      1 year ago

      Nah great city and great team historically, just an off year. But hey at least they didn’t spend 7 billion plus from 1989 to 2020 just to win one World Series with an asterisk.

      Reply
      • kevincwilson

        1 year ago

        We won two (2006 & 2011)??

        And asterisk? On what grounds?

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        • rocknwell

          1 year ago

          He was saying that didn’t happen. He was referencing the Astros

        • Not a clever name

          1 year ago

          Man Astro fans start feeling guilty anytime you mention the A word. I was talking about the Bums.

      • jordantm2021

        1 year ago

        IMO he was talking about the Dodgers

        Reply
        • Not a clever name

          1 year ago

          Yep I figured the 7 billion in roughly 30 years would narrow it down, I guess the Yankees could have been implied as well but they managed to win a few more than one World Series.

    • Champs64

      1 year ago

      Big Al Secord, I think you may have wanted to post on the hockey website. Try again. No one here really cares what you think.

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