Gyorko offers the Cardinals a right-handed-hitting infielder who can spell Kolten Wong at second base, Gyorko's most comfortable position. He also started 28 games at shortstop in 2015 and played some third base in the Minor Leagues. The Cardinals were hopeful of landing an infielder who could provide backup at all three positions along with in-house infielder Greg Garcia.
Gyorko has a career slash line of .236/.293/.395 in three seasons, and he hit 16 homers, drove in 57 runs and posted a .694 OPS over 421 at-bats in 2015. He made 76 of his 104 starts at second base, but was demoted to Triple-A for two weeks in June after hitting .