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Padres Predicted To Sign Ex-Cardinals All-Star Amid Dylan Cease & Michael King Rumors

The former St. Louis veteran is searching for his next landing spot

Nate Hagerty

Jun 17, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; A detail view of a San Diego Padres hat on a glove in the dugout in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
Jun 17, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; A detail view of a San Diego Padres hat on a glove in the dugout in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images / Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
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The St. Louis Cardinals haven't been active in this winter's free-agent market but several former players have exploited it to find their new landing spots.

For instance, former Cardinals Gold Glove outfielder Harrison Bader recently inked a new one-year deal with the American League Central Minnesota Twins.

Another former St. Louis fan favorite has been linked to the National League West-rival San Diego Padres, who are considering trading two of their best pitchers.

"Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller recently said that the team still hopes to add 'an arm or two,'" Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly wrote Monday morning after listing the Padres as Kyle Gisbon's top potential landing spot. "That comes at the same time when both Dylan Cease and Michael King have been mentioned as trade candidates. (Kyle) Gibson would make sense as a signing, particularly if the Padres trade one of those two, because he is pretty much certain to give you innings."

Gibson logged an 8-8 record with a 4.24 ERA, 151-to-68 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .251 batting average against and a 1.35 WHIP in 169 2/3 innings pitched for the Cardinals in 2024.

The 37-year-old would be a solid back-end-of-the-rotation addition to the Padres' rotation. Gibson is not only an innings eater but also has a fairly reasonable price tag of roughly $13 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors.

Despite hoping to remain in St. Louis, where he resides during the offseason, Gibson will likely pitch for a different franchise in 2025. Whether he'll sign before Opening Day or later in the season remains a mystery.

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Nate Hagerty
NATE HAGERTY

Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu 

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