<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-st-louis-big-injury-update-flamethrowing-reliever-jordan-hicks-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals receive big injury update on flamethrowing reliever after Jordan Hicks trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cityzens-put-their-foot-down-on-Bernardo-Silva-interest-from-PSG-Barcelona.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals receive big injury update on flamethrowing reliever after Jordan Hicks trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-05T09:02:23-07:00">August 5th, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-05T09:02:23-07:00">August 5th, 9:02am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals have not been having a good season at all, which was reflected in their decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-finalizing-jack-flaherty-trade-cardinals" rel="noopener">operate as sellers</a> at the trade deadline. One of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-acquires-jordan-hicks-trade-cardinals" rel="noopener">key pieces they moved</a> was star reliever Jordan Hicks, who was sent to the Toronto Blue Jays after failing to reach an extension with St. Louis before the deadline. While his loss is huge, it looks like reinforcements are on the way for the Cardinals.</p><p>One of the other big pieces in St. Louis’ bullpen is Ryan Helsley, who has been on the injured list since June 10th with right forearm stiffness. Helsley’s absence has certainly hurt the Cards, but it looks like he is closing in on a return to the majors, as Helsley will be <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/cardinals-injuries-and-roster-moves" rel="noopener">starting his rehab assignment</a> on Sunday at Double-A.</p><p>“Helsley, whose injured list stint was backdated to June 10, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment with Double-A Springfield on Sunday after making progress with his injured right forearm. Helsley threw a live bullpen session against hitters and participated in some pitchers’ fielding practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday and was deemed ready for the next step in his rehabilitation on Friday.” – MLB.com</p><p>Helsley had been having a good season for the Cardinals before his injury (3-4, 3.24 ERA, 7 SV, 33 K, 1.16 WHIP) although he wasn’t nearly as dominant as he was during his All-Star campaign in 2022. However, with Hicks gone, Helsley should have an even bigger role at the backend of St. Louis bullpen, so the Cards will surely be hoping that his rehab assignment goes according to plan and that he will find himself back in the majors in the next week or so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals receive big injury update on flamethrowing reliever after Jordan Hicks trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-steven-matz-resurgence-brings-honest-take-from-st-louis-president-after-jordan-montgomery-jordan-hicks-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Steven-Matz-Cardinals.jpg"></figure><h1>Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-31T07:41:56-07:00">July 31st, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-31T07:43:27-07:00">July 31st, 7:43am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-grading-jordan-hicks-blue-jays-jordan-montgomery-rangers-trades" rel="noopener">couple of notable moves</a> just ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline, as they parted ways with pitchers Jordan Hicks and Jordan Montgomery. Hicks was traded by the Cards to the Toronto Blue Jays, while Montgomery was sent to the Texas Rangers. With the two gone, the attention gets bigger for those who have been left behind, including veteran hurler Steven Matz, who <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/steven-matz-fights-cardinals-rotation-role/article_a6590ac2-2d61-11ee-90c1-0383a8c53ec2.html" rel="noopener">drew an interesting comment</a> from the team’s president of baseball operations amid the trades and a resurgent campaign.</p><p><i>“I’m absolutely thrilled of what I’ve seen out of Steven Matz,”</i> John Mozeliak said (h/t Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch). <i>“Whey you think back to when we signed him, why we signed him, the last three weeks was exactly what we were hoping to see. It’s been impressive.”</i></p><p>Matz is sporting just a 2-7 record so far in the 2023 MLB regular season but that doesn’t even begin to tell the story of how much better he’s pitching of late compared to previous campaigns. He had a 1.64 ERA in six appearances back in June. In July, he went 2-0 with a 2.17 ERA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-30-2023" rel="noopener">after tossing six scoreless innings</a> and allowing just four hits with zero walks given up in a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at home on Sunday. Over his last 12 appearances ( with five starts), Matz has amassed a 2.03 ERA, .255 BABIP, and 2.78 FIP.</p><p>The 32-year-old Matz arrived in St. Louis in 2021 when he signed a four-year deal worth $44 million with the Cardinals after a short stint with the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steven Matz resurgence brings honest take from Cardinals president after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks trades

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-why-the-jordan-hicks-trade-will-leave-al-rivals-shaking-in-fear');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why the Jordan Hicks trade will leave AL rivals shaking in fear of Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jordan-Hicks-Blue-Jays.jpg"></figure><h1>Why the Jordan Hicks trade will leave AL rivals shaking in fear of Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T20:49:56-07:00">July 30th, 8:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T20:50:42-07:00">July 30th, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-acquires-jordan-hicks-trade-cardinals" rel="noopener">added more firepower</a> to their bullpen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneaky-blue-jays-mlb-trade-deadline-targets" rel="noopener">ahead of the MLB trade deadline</a>, as they acquired reliever Jordan Hicks to their bullpen from the St. Louis Cardinals. With Hicks going north to Toronto, the Blue Jays <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1685828291930783745" rel="noopener">now have four relievers</a>, who have logged in at least 40 innings on the mound, with a whiff rate of 30 percent or better. That’s the most in a bullpen among all teams in the American League, according to Sportsnet Stats.</p><p>Apart from Hicks, who has a 30.7 percent whiff rate, others on the team who qualify under that statistic marvel are Jordan Romano ( 35.7%), Trevor Richards (35.2%), and Erik Swanson (32%). As a team, Toronto is <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=rel&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=1&amp;season=2023&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2023&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0,ts&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=2023-01-01&amp;enddate=2023-12-31&amp;sort=6,d" rel="noopener">second overall</a> with a 26.6 bullpen strikeout rate.</p><p>The Blue Jays also traded for Hicks in light of an injury to Romano, who’s on the injured list because of back issues.</p><p>Even before the arrival of Hicks, the Blue Jays were already sporting a formidable cast of relievers. In fact, the Blue Jays are inside the top five in the big leagues in bullpen ERA and FIP. Toronto’s relievers also have a collective fWAR of 3.6 — 10th best in MLB.</p><p>To get Hicks, the Blue Jays sent Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse to the Cardinals. He grabbed Torontos’ attention by churning out a solid performance over his last several appearances in St. Louis uniform. In July, he posted three saves and allowed only two earned runs on 12 hits across 8.1 innings of action. Over his last four appearances, he allowed zero earned runs and six hits through three innings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why the Jordan Hicks trade will leave AL rivals shaking in fear of Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-president-hint-trade-deadline-plans-jordan-montgomery-jordan-hicks-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals president drops cryptic hint on trade deadline plans after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GM_drops_cryptic_hint_on_trade_deadline_plans_after_Jordan_Montgomery_Jordan_Hicks_deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals president drops cryptic hint on trade deadline plans after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T20:11:59-07:00">July 30th, 8:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T20:11:59-07:00">July 30th, 8:11pm</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This was always going to happen. The St. Louis Cardinals’ dreadful season signaled that massive changes could be on the way at the trade deadline. At 47-60, all hope for a playoff spot is gone. While the team said that they weren’t trading stars like Nolan Arenado, every other trade was on the table. Indeed, a few days before the trade deadline, St. Louis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-texas-lands-jordan-montgomery-cardinals-max-scherzer-trade" rel="noopener">dealt two</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-acquires-jordan-hicks-trade-cardinals" rel="noopener">of their best pitchers</a> in Jordan Montgomery (to the Rangers) and Jordan Hicks.</p><p>It seems like the flurry of trades isn’t about to end for the Cardinals, too. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/cardinals-trade-jordan-hicks-jordan-montgomery/article_79cfac22-2f28-11ee-998b-0786ed64a83a.html" rel="noopener">bluntly said</a> that more deals could be on the way, per Derrick Goold. Given the current state of their roster and their position in the standings, that’s not entirely surprising.</p><p>“Today was an event,” Mozeliak said. “We (Cardinals) moved three key players. Do I anticipate more to come? Probably. We’re going to roll our selves back up, kind of reassess where we are. Might (move) some of our goals now because of what we were able to accomplish. … A lot of what we were focusing on in the last week or so was really trying to find the right pitchers.”</p><p>The Cardinals took back a lot of pitching prospects in exchange for Montgomery and Hicks. Elite prospects like Sem Robberse from the Blue Jays and Tekoah Roby from the Rangers will join their farm system. It remains to be seen if they’ll be trading some of their other position players in order to acquire more prospects for the future. Only Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado seem to be untouchable: the rest are up for debate.</p><p>With this season all but over, the Cardinals will turn their attention to their current roster and evaluate them for the 2024 season. Which players deserve to stay, and which players will be moved before the season ends?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals president drops cryptic hint on trade deadline plans after Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-dodgers-jordan-hicks-interest-blue-jays-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Dodgers showed Jordan Hicks interest before Blue Jays trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dodgers_showed_Jordan_Hicks_interest_before_Blue_Jays_trade.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Dodgers showed Jordan Hicks interest before Blue Jays trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T18:11:57-07:00">July 30th, 6:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T18:11:57-07:00">July 30th, 6:11pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the MLB trade deadline looming, the Toronto Blue Jays landed one of the first blows by landing Jordan Hicks from the St. Louis Cardinals. But when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-acquires-jordan-hicks-trade-cardinals" rel="noopener">Hicks was made available</a>, the Blue Jays weren’t the only team calling.</p><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers <a href="https://theathletic.com/4734362/2023/07/30/dodgers-trade-deadline-lance-lynn-michael-grove/" rel="noopener">showed interest</a> in trading for Hicks, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Alongside the Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros were said to be trying to trade for Hicks. Ultimately, the Blue Jays won out as Los Angeles must look elsewhere for bullpen help.</p><p>It’s understandable why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-lance-lynn-first-start-los-angeles-revealed-athletics" rel="noopener">Dodgers had interest</a> in a trade in the first place. Through 40 games, Hicks has held a 3.67 ERA and a 59/24 K/BB ratio. Hicks is on pace to set a new career-high in strikeouts while he has a chance to set a new career-best ERA. Furthermore, with eight saves on the year and 28 saves total over his career, Hicks has experience working a late inning role.</p><p>Bullpen is certainly an area Los Angeles could look to improve in as they enter the second half stretch. Los Angeles’ 4.18 bullpen ERA ranks 22nd in the MLB.</p><p>Their trade acquisition of Joe Kelly – who came alongside Lance Lynn from the Chicago White Sox – will be one piece of Dodgers’ bullpen reclamation project. However, Jordan Hicks would’ve given LA another powerful reliever to work with.</p><p>The Dodgers are currently two games up in the NL West with their 59-45 record. They’ll need their bullpen and everyone on the squad to be on top of their game to achieve the team’s lofty World Series goals. Hicks or not.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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