Cardinals Trade Former All-Star Shortstop To Blue Jays As Fire Sale Continues
Stop me if you've heard this before, the St. Louis Cardinals have made a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.
For the third time in the last couple of weeks, the Blue Jays are reaping the rewards of the Cardinals fire sale. Génesis Cabrera and Jordan Hicks are two of Toronto's top relievers and they've now added a bat from St. Louis.
"Blue Jays and Cardinals are close to finalizing the Paul DeJong trade," MLB Network's Jon Morosi tweeted Tuesday.
DeJong is hitting .233 with 24 extra-base hits including 13 home runs, 32 RBIs and a .710 OPS in 81 games this season. He also happens to rank in the 97th percentile for out above average, mainly at shortstop.
The move was likely made in large part due to Bo Bichette's knee injury, the severity of which is unknown.
It is not yet known what the Cardinals will be getting back for DeJong, but unlike in previous deals made this week, fans should not expect a prospect that cracks their top 30.
St. Louis still has Jack Flaherty in the chamber and could make a major splash with some controllable bats in exchange for pitching.
UPDATE: The Cardinals will receive right-hander Matt Svanson. The 24-year-old is not a top prospect but has a ridiculous 1.11 ERA with a 39-to-11 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .167 batting average against and 0.93 WHIP between Low-A and High-A this season. That appears to be toward the best possible acquisition St. Louis could have received for DeJong.
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