On Friday, the Cardinals bid farewell to a few familiar faces. Dakota Hudson, Jake Woodford, Juan Yepez, and Andrew Knizner were all non-tendered by the Cardinals, becoming free agents in the process.
The one that shocked me the most was Knizner. I was really impressed with the steps he took this year. He became a much better hitter and also continued to handle the pitching staff very well.
And so, I’m sad to see him go, especially when it would have made a million times more sense for the Cardinals to have non-tendered O’Neill and used Ivan Herrera in a trade for an ace.