Cardinals could trade starting pitching to Yankees amid Clarke Schmidt's injury

At nan MLB waste and acquisition deadline, moreover if nan St. Louis Cardinals extremity up arsenic buyers, they could look to move 1 of their starters successful a deal. Of their existent pitchers, Miles Mikolas, Erick Fedde, and Steven Matz are nan astir apt to beryllium moved.

For Nate Hagerty of Sports Illustrated, nan Cardinals could look to move 1 of those starters successful a woody to nan New York Yankees. With nan Yankees dealing pinch a fewer injuries, nan latest a season-ender for Clarke Schmidt, a waste and acquisition fresh makes sense.

"If nan Yankees can't onshore (Sonny) Gray," Hagerty writes, "They could prosecute right-handed pitcher Miles Mikolas aliases left-handed pitcher Steven Matz, who some go free agents aft this play ends -- coagulated rental options."

While a Sonny Gray waste and acquisition would beryllium great, it's not going to hap for nan Yankees aliases immoderate different team. Their champion stake is to target 1 of nan pitchers connected an expiring deal. Matz and Mikolas are 2 specified options, and either would beryllium a bully extent portion for nan rotation.

Mikolas, astatine 36 years old, is successful nan mediate of a lackluster season. He has a 4.94 ERA successful 18 starts pinch a 5-4 record. He has 66 strikeouts and a 1.29 WHIP. But, what he's astir known for this play is allowing six location runs successful 1 outing against nan Chicago Cubs.

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The Yankees whitethorn still beryllium willing successful him, but Mikolas has a afloat no-trade clause, and he could determine to usage it to nix immoderate woody he's progressive in. That's nan guidance things are trending in, but he could alteration his mind if nan Yankees are his destination.

Matz, while antecedently a starter, has been moving retired of nan bullpen this season. He has a 3.35 ERA  and 45 strikeouts crossed 28 appearances, 2 of which were starts. He has gone complete 2 innings aggregate times this season, but nan Yankees whitethorn springiness region owed to his reliever domiciled this year.

While not an action mentioned by Hagerty, Fedde would beryllium nan Yankees' champion stake successful landing a Cardinals starter. He has a 4.83 ERA and a 3-9 record, and a complete crippled shutout. He's besides successful nan last twelvemonth of his deal, and could beryllium grabbed for reasonably cheap.

He's apt to time off successful free agency, and nan Cardinals could get immoderate return for him astatine nan deadline, particularly since St. Louis mightiness merchandise him this play if his struggles continue.

Of nan Cardinals' starters, Fedde is nan astir apt to beryllium traded. If nan Yankees want to onshore a starter owed to their injuries, Fedde would beryllium nan choice. He's not nan best, but he could springiness coagulated innings for nan Yankees and nett a return for St. Louis successful a imaginable win-win trade.

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