Kevin Siegrist turned himself into a supremely reliable reliever with the St. Louis Cardinals, but this season hasn’t been the same. The Cardinals designated the left-handed hurler for assignment, and the San Francisco Giants should be very interested.
Earlier in the day on Thursday, the Cardinals activated Siegrist from the 10-day disabled list after fighting through left forearm tendinitis. Rather than let him get back on the mound and see if he could turn his disappointing season around, the Cardinals instead designated him. Entering the season’s final month, St. Louis is down in the standings (six games back in the Central, 5.