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Cardinals Select Juniel Querecuto

By Darragh McDonald | September 13, 2023 at 2:25pm CDT

The Cardinals announced that infielder Nolan Gorman has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain, with fellow infielder Juniel Querecuto selected to take his place on the active roster. The club already had a vacancy on its 40-man roster and won’t need to open a spot there.

Querecuto, 30, has a sliver of major league experience, having played four games for the Rays in 2016. Since then, he’s signed minor league deals with the Giants, Diamondbacks and Reds without getting back to the big leagues.

He joined the Cards on a minor league deal in the offseason and has been with Triple-A Memphis this year. In 440 plate appearances over 106 games for the Redbirds, he’s hit 13 home runs and walked in 9.1% of his plate appearances. The run-scoring environment is quite high in the International League this year, so his .269/.343/.418 line looks solid at first glance but translates to a wRC+ of 91. But he also stole 12 bases in 13 tries, as well as suiting up at the three infield positions to the left of first base and spending some time in the outfield.

The Cards now have three positions players on the injured list, with Gorman joining Brendan Donovan and Dylan Carlson. As the club plays out the string on a lost season, Querecuto can bounce around the diamond as needed. If he hangs onto his roster spot, he still has a full slate of options and just a few days of service time.

As for Gorman, he left last night’s game with hamstring tightness and the club will let him rest for at least 10 days. They haven’t provided any updates about the severity of his injury, but since they are out of contention and there’s just over two weeks left on the schedule, it’s possible his season is over. Although he has struck out in 31.9% of his trips to the plate this year, he’s also walked at a strong 11.4% clip and hit 27 home runs.

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  1. For Love of the Game

    2 years ago

    Hadn’t heard of the guy so I looked him up. Made his MLB debut seven years ago after almost 6 years in the minors. Came up with the Rays for 11 ABs (one hit, 6 K’s), and then bounced around the minors for 7 seasons. What persistence! Probably gets DFA’d this month, but he made it back. Good luck, “young” man!

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  2. Daryl Pauley

    2 years ago

    Why?

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    • Four4fore

      2 years ago

      Why not?

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  3. Ham Fighter

    2 years ago

    He’ll be DFA in 5hrs

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  4. SoCalBrave

    2 years ago

    Pronounced: keh-reh-KOO-toh

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  5. sascoach2003

    2 years ago

    Dude looks like he should be in “Expendables 5” menacing picture

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    • Deadguy

      2 years ago

      Mr Green is in that one…? What about Mr pink?

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      • sascoach2003

        2 years ago

        Even better picture…don’t know if that Tarantino fellow can hit a curve, but he sure can tell a story

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    • CravenMoorehead

      2 years ago

      He looks like a Colombian yayo dealer from an episode of Miami Vice

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  6. drungohazewood

    2 years ago

    They have former Cuban batting champ Cesar Prieto tearing it up in Memphis. This would’ve been a great opportunity to promote him.

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    • CardsFan57

      2 years ago

      I agree. Let’s see what Prieto can do instead of playing never will be players like Querecuto and Fermin.

      Fermin is the new Taylor Motter for Marmol.

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      • gourley4p

        2 years ago

        Fermin is the New Motter for fans, too

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      • SimbaHOF2019

        2 years ago

        Like to see Prieto also. I think they dont want to add him to the 40 man yet so they can open up several spots for new players in the off season.

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        • Four4fore

          2 years ago

          Bingo… a lot of non-tenders taking up playing time right now.

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  7. CardsFan57

    2 years ago

    Palacios Is looking very interesting in his small sample size. He may have been a good pick up for a little cash to Cleveland.

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    • Four4fore

      2 years ago

      Hope other teams think so. He plays all the positions Edman does, hits left handed like Donovan you know Winn is staying. A lot of trade options in that group.

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  8. Jack Buckley

    2 years ago

    As much fun in Arizona is the Arizona Fall League, weather is stupid good and it’s relatively cheap compared to February and March, I’ve seen Ronald Acuna, Vlad Guerrero and Pete Alonso, games are played at minor league parks and attendance ranges between 50 and 400, everyone loves it

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