The Cardinals have acquired lefty Zac Rosscup from the Dodgers, per a club announcement. He had been designated for assignment recently.
Cash considerations are going to Los Angeles in return. Rosscup will begin his tenure with his new organization on optional assignment at Triple-A.
Rosscup, 31, has already appeared with three other clubs this season. He owns a 5.16 ERA in 83 2/3 career innings at the game’s highest level, averaging a healthy 12.2 K/9 but also an ugly 5.9 BB/9. The free passes have been a particular issue this season.
In other moves from the Dodgers, utilityman Kike Hernandez is going on the 10-day injured list with a sprained hand. The club optioned down righty Jaime Schultz while activating just-acquired infielder Kristopher Negron and calling up righty reliever Josh Sborz.
baseballpun
Sure.
Francys01
Seriously Cards. Not impressed by this trade.
22Leo
Not impressed by a Rosscup acquisition? Your bar must be really high.
Chris79stl
Typical MO crap….
baseballpun
Typical dumb comment.
Chris79stl
What is not typical about it? Get a guy that has been DFA 3 times this year.. Mozeliak is known for this.
baseballpun
There’s nothing about grabbing a DFA’d guy that suggests Mo did it “instead of” trading for Watson or somebody else. If it happens in May it’s a footnote. It happens in July and it’s “typical Mo.”
If they don’t make a move to strengthen the team, that’s subject to criticism irrespective of Rosscup.
Chris79stl
When are they making a move to strengthen the team? We already have Tyler Webb
baseballpun
2 more days.
Chris79stl
I won’t hold my breathe… best case scenario is oft injured Mike Minor and another dumpster reliever
nastynateSTL
This is Tyler Webb’s older brother.
cygnus2112
Until you start rationalizing…
Chris79stl
What is not typical about it? Get a guy that has been DFA 3 times this year.. Mozeliak is known for this. Maybe they will get Duda next…
cygnus2112
Typical Mo apologist.
CrewBrew
Cardinals fan talking crap about the Brewers getting Lyles. Your Lyles move…have fun
NL Central teams all dumpster diving. Who finds gold? find out next article. Stay tuned folks!!
baseballpun
Grabbing a minor leaguer off DFA waivers for cash is equivalent to trading a AA prospect for a bad starter who’s going right into your rotation?
CrewBrew
Trading a bad AA prospect for a bad pitcher is what the Brewers did. Quit acting like who the crew gave up is going to be the next Verlander. Trash for trash.
baseballpun
Trying to improve an Achilles-heel rotation by adding Lyles =/= adding an arm to the AAA team.
CrewBrew
Yet that Achilles-heel rotation still has us in the hunt and will be adding more. Cards most likely will be going on a hunt for more DFA pieces.
Fred K. Burke
Good point on dumpster diving. We’ll see if one of the top 3 in NL Central make a bold move. My guess is no.
chitown311
Haha Cubbies invented the dumpster dive! Jed and Theo went in head first!!!!
Fred K. Burke
The Cub’s have no choice to dumpster dive with their self imposed financial restrictions and lack of Minor League talent. They have the 3rd highest payroll in MLB. The front office has blown up the payroll with disastrous free agent signings-Darvish, Morrow, Chatwood, Heyward. True Heyward turned things around a bit this season but still not even close to earning the huge contract.
kaido24
accurate
chitown311
Wow. I applaud your sensible outlook
Ully
Another Rosscup of coffee for the left hander.
stan lee the manly
Got him for nothing so why not? It’s not like Tyler Webb is an all star option
Chris79stl
Just DFA Webb and even it out
stan lee the manly
Why? Rosscup is at triple A, he’s not taking anyways spot. That doesn’t make even a little bit of sense.
stan lee the manly
Taking anyone’s spot*
macn307
Well that move will be remembered. Hey maybe the 4th team is the charm.
woody0028
Wow, great to see Cards management listening to the three million fans who annually walk through their gates.
Binnington50
“We put our feelers out and did what we could to improve the club. We certainly did our due diligence but at the end of the day there just wasn’t a lot out there that we thought would greatly improve the club without mortgaging the future.” – JM the DB
natelowda2
when and where did you read that statement?
Chris79stl
That is JMs statement every year
Chris79stl
U forgot to add that when we get Marcell, Yadi and Marp back, it will be like adding 3 premium bats at the deadline….
msqboxer
Marcell? Depends which one comes back and Yadi/Carp are no longer premium bats.
Payne Train
Lol – 3 premium bats ? We must have a different definition of premium.
We will be getting one above average bat back. That would be Ozuna, and that’s even pending
Payne Train
Go Cards – but I hope they don’t just dump these young guys off since they are the ones that got us back into it !
Chris79stl
I was being sarcastic… adding to the JM line of crap
CJ81
i believe he was saying thats what the cards gm, mozeliak always says about guys coming off the dl being just like a trade.
birdsonbat
Mozeliak isn’t the gm though, just saying
theoepsteinhof
Yep, 3 PREMIUM bats. Keep saying that. lol
Chris79stl
Sarcasm buddy…
troll
don’t forget jedd
Chris79stl
Lol forgot about that rockstar
spudchukar
This could be nothing more than insurance. No mention if he is on the 40-man roster. Maybe Shreve or Webb are throw-ins in a larger deal.
msqboxer
That’s JM’s vision statement on the Cardinals program guide.
Cam
Fans are getting saltier by the day. It’s a depth move – get over it, people.
Nick Stevens
This is classic Mozeliak. Classic. What a POS move.
mack22 2
Why?
Dstllsu
Pretty sure we already had someone who could give us a 5.00 era. This move accomplishes nothing.
stan lee the manly
It accomplishes adding depth. That’s it. There is a grand total of ZERO risk. If he doesn’t pan out, then great. Thanks for the depth. If he does, then even better, he produces at the major league level for free.
Same comments when they signed Bud Norris to a minor league deal. And Matt Wieters. Sometimes these guys produce in significant ways. And if they don’t, whoop dee doo, the team loses nothing.
Dstllsu
The guy has no prior success, so don’t compare him to veterans. He also, at 31, can’t be looked at as a prospect. The move can only be looked at as depth if you literally only mean a roster spot.
I’d rather see a younger player getting time at AAA than a proven below average 31 yr old.
mlbdodgerfan2015
Off topic but why is Pederson still playing 1B? That is a failed experiment with enough of a sample size. The front office realizes that the runs scored by opposition due to Pederson’s deficient defense count? And why do the keep playing Pollock? I know that they spent a lot of money on him, but the best current lineup against right handed pitchers is to sit Pollock, play Pederson at LF, Verdugo at CF and Beaty at 1B.
doxiedevil
This is a Braves type move, astonishing.
CardsNation5
Typical Mozeliak. Low hanging fruit. Shreve had a plus 4 era when they got him from the Yankees last year. The Cardinals always talk about building a division winner, but always do enough just to keep the fans coming. We always point the finger at Mo, well I think that it’s time to start pointing the Finger at DeWitt, because If was just Mo, DeWitt would’ve been fired him.
uncle mike
CardinalNation5……You’ve hit the nail on the head!!!!!! All Cardinal Fans will remain Cardinal fans because of their history!! However, All Cardinal fans are firmly fed up with Mozeliak!!! Plus, they are fed up with the DeWitt’s for turning a blind eye to Mozeliak’s ineptness!!
uncle mike
Cardinal Fans!!!!! …….. Here it is!! ……
the Cardinals president of baseball operations…Big “John Mozeliak’s” sure fire pitching trade…… that he’s promised to Cardinal Nation!!!! Sorry folks!!! This is about the best he can do anymore!!!!! Live with it. ——- The DeWitts are not going to let him go!!! This is what Cardinal Nation has seen over the past 5 seasons or since Ludlow left. As per the DeWitt’s……They’d like to extend his contract as long as the team stays playing over .500 baseball.
Nick Stevens
Cardinals motto. “Live for September”.