The St. Louis Cardinals have knocked down another domino from their trade assets!
Katie Woo of The Athletic is reporting that left-handed swingman Steven Matz has been traded to the Boston Red Sox, incoming president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom's most recent team. This move solidifies innings for either back-end bullpen support or postseason starts to help carry the fatigued rotation deeper into games.
In return for Matz, the Cardinals acquired 1B/3B Blaze Jordan, who the Cardinals were reportedly high on back in the 2020 MLB Draft and Bloom snagged in the third round that year.