The Crimson Sox made their first commerce forward of Thursday’s MLB commerce deadline, touchdown southpaw Steven Matz from the Cardinals in a deal St. Louis introduced early Thursday morning.
The Cardinals obtained infielder Blaze Jordan, Boston’s No. 17 prospect, in accordance with MLB.com’s prospect rankings.
Matz, 34, is in his eleventh season within the majors and is now in a bullpen position after serving as a starter for many of his profession.
He’s tallied 172 profession begins with the Mets, Blue Jays and Cardinals, however has simply two this season whereas showing 30 occasions in reduction.
Matz is 5-2 with an ERA of three.44 and a 1.18 WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) this season spanning 55 innings, whereas he’s posted a 3.91 ERA and held batters to a .711 OPS as a reliever.
He’s within the closing yr of the four-year contract he signed with St. Louis.
To land Matz the Crimson Sox parted methods with a gifted nook infield prospect in Jordan, who has ties to the Cardinals’ entrance workplace.
The 22-year-old touts a stable slash line of .298/.342/.480 in Triple-A, and owns a cumulative .872 OPS with 12 homers and 62 RBIs together with his time in Double-A.
Cardinals pending president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, who will take over following the 2025 season, chosen Jordan within the third spherical of the 2020 MLB Draft whereas he served as Boston’s high baseball govt from 2019-23 earlier than being dismissed.
The Crimson Sox (59-51) fortified their bullpen of their try to make the playoffs for the primary time since 2021.
They personal the second wild card spot and sit in third within the AL East.
Boston may nonetheless use a beginning pitcher and first baseman to bolster an intriguing roster.
