<!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-cardinals-linked-jordan-montgomery-reunion-rangers-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Cardinals linked to Jordan Montgomery reunion after Rangers 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/JordanMontgomeryCardinals.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Cardinals linked to Jordan Montgomery reunion after Rangers trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-24T15:47:52-07:00">August 24th, 3:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-24T15:47:52-07:00">August 24th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a>Peter Alexis is a sports writer focused on coverage of college football and basketball, as well as the NFL and other major sports. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he has been writing sports articles for over 8 years. After covering Mizzou athletics for several seasons, Peter joined ClutchPoints in 2023. He is a New York sports superfan and is fluent in the sports betting industry as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals are rumored to pursue their former starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-texas-lands-jordan-montgomery-cardinals-max-scherzer-trade" rel="noopener">after dealing him</a> to the Texas Rangers last month at the trade deadline.</p><p>Montgomery enjoyed his <a href="https://fansided.com/posts/mlb-rumors-jordan-montgomery-cardinals-julio-urias-jordan-hicks" rel="noopener">brief tenure</a> in St. Louis, and the Cardinals have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-president-hint-trade-deadline-plans-jordan-montgomery-jordan-hicks-deal" rel="noopener">aggressively pursuing left-handed pitching</a> in recent seasons, according to Robert Murray of Fansided. He will likely be leaving Texas at the end of the season when he becomes a free agent, as his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-jordan-montgomery-st-louis-agree-to-10-million-deal" rel="noopener">price will be too high</a> for their roster to accomadate.</p><p>Montgomery recently delivered his best performance of the year, an 8 inning shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. The game was unfortunately blown by Aroldis Chapman, leading to a Rangers loss in extra innings. Ironically, Chapman is an example of a player getting dealt at the deadline on a rental, only to be resigned by his same team later that year.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals dealt Montgomery at the trade deadline<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-jordan-montgomery-thriving-st-louis-doing-what-yankees-didnt-want" rel="noopener"> after acquiring him from</a> the New York Yankees at the 2022 deadline. He was one of their top pitchers during his time there, despite the Cardinals obvious struggles this season.</p><p>He left STL with a 3.31 ERA in his combined one year of service, and has dominated upon arrival in Texas with a 1.73 ERA in his first four starts. He was brought on to try and help the Rangers win the World Series before becoming a free agent in the offseason, a feat that they have the fourth-best odds to accomplish.</p><p>The Rangers are currently sitting with +950 odds to win it all, behind only the Braves, Dodgers, and Astros, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. They added some veteran talent at the deadline, and will hope Montgomery can help them get the job done. They recently lost 6 games in a row, evaporating their lead over the Astros and Mariners in the AL West. They will have to grind out victories down the stretch to hold their position, or the trade will have been all for not.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Cardinals linked to Jordan Montgomery reunion after Rangers 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', '/rangers-news-texas-major-martin-perez-decision-max-scherzer-jordan-montgomery-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery 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/2023/08/Rangers-news-Texas-makes-major-Martin-Perez-decision-after-Max-Scherzer-Jordan-Montgomery-trades.jpeg"></figure><h1>Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-03T18:16:17-07:00">August 3rd, 6:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-03T18:16:17-07:00">August 3rd, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers are <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2023/08/03/rangers-move-martin-perez-to-the-bullpen-as-post-trade-deadline-rotation-shapes-up/" rel="noopener">shifting veteran lefty</a> Martin Perez to the bullpen in the wake of their two big trade deadline acquisitions. General manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-trade-deadline-2023-winners-astros-rangers" rel="noopener">Chris Young got aggressive</a> in the midst of the Rangers’ strong season, pulling the trigger on trades for future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and LHP Jordan Montgomery. With about seven realistic rotation options, manager Bruce Bochy had to make room for the new guys, and Perez was “the odd man out.”</p><p>Perez has regressed a bit since his first All-Star season a year ago. He started 2023 strong, with a 2.41 ERA in six starts at the end of April. That number has climbed up to 4.98 however, and Perez has really struggled in road starts.</p><p>Perez is a fine option deeper in the rotation, and the Rangers are doing things right if they don’t have room for him, even with ace <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-max-scherzer-trade-texas-jacob-degrom" rel="noopener">Nathan Eovaldi on the IL</a>.</p><p>For now, the Rangers rotation will go Max Scherzer (who pitched Thursday), Jordan Montgomery, Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney, and Dane Dunning. Once Eovaldi returns, one of Gray or Heaney will probably move to the bullpen as well. The Rangers could alternatively opt for a six-man rotation, but that definitely wouldn’t stick in the postseason, or in the event of a tight AL West race with the Houston Astros at the end of September.</p><p>Bruce Bochy likes the idea of using Martin Perez in a long-relief role, according to the Dallas Morning News’ Shawn McFarland. For the Rangers, it will be helpful to have a lefty that can go several innings out of the pen if needed. “It doesn’t mean that’s where he’s going to stay,” Bochy said. “But for this time around, that’s the plan.”</p><p>In Scherzer’s first start for the Rangers on Thursday, he gave up three runs in the first inning, but put it together after. He finished out the start with five scoreless innings and nine strikeouts, picking up the win. Mid-season acquisition Aroldis Chapman earned a hold, throwing one shutout inning with one strikeout.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers make major Martin Perez decision after Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery 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', '/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

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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', '/rangers-news-texas-lands-jordan-montgomery-cardinals-max-scherzer-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers land Jordan Montgomery from Cardinals after Max Scherzer 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/Rangers-news-Texas-lands-Jordan-Montgomery-from-Cardinals-after-Max-Scherzer-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers land Jordan Montgomery from Cardinals after Max Scherzer trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T13:13:31-07:00">July 30th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T13:31:15-07:00">July 30th, 1:31pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1685743183865491456" rel="noopener">have acquired</a> left-handed starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery and right-handed relief pitcher Chris Stratton from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for infielder Thomas Saggese, right-handed pitcher Tekoah Rody and left-handed pitcher John King, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.</p><p>The deal bolsters the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-grading-texas-mets-max-scherzer-blockbuster-trade" rel="noopener">Rangers’</a> starting rotation even more after they landed Max Scherzer in a trade from the New York Mets. The Rangers are clearly the most aggressive team ahead of the trade deadline, which aligns with their approach in free agency over the last couple of seasons.</p><p>According to MLB.com, Tekoah Roby was the No. 11 prospect in the Rangers’ system while Thomas Saggese was the No. 14 prospect. John King is a relief pitcher who has major league experience. With Roby being the highest-ranked prospect in the deal, this deal aligns with the Cardinals’ desire to acquire pitching at this deadline.</p><p>For the Rangers, the additions of Jordan Montgomery and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-rangers-next-trades-max-scherzer-blockbuster" rel="noopener">Max Scherzer</a> bolsters their rotation after dealing with the loss of Jacob deGrom to Tommy John surgery this season. Chris Stratton also joins a bullpen that already has Will Smith and Aroldis Chapman in the fold.</p><p>As noted before, the Rangers are going all in at this deadline. The big signings of players like Corey Seager and Marcus Semien have started to pay dividends, and younger players are contributing as well.</p><p>The Rangers are a contender in the American League. They need to focus on closing out the American League West and beating out the Houston Astros, then they will have a good chance to make a run in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
351	6.23	83	1.65	8

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
351	6.23	83	1.65	8

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