Cardinals pick up Zak Kent off waivers

[ScotchMIrish]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/st-louis-cardinals

Apparently he will get a spot on the 40 man. Will that be the final piece to the puzzle?

[HorseTrader]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

[ScotchMIrish]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

True. Baseball reference normally shows milb number but there are none for Kent. Seemed odd.

[scoutyjones2]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

True. Baseball reference normally shows milb number but there are none for Kent. Seemed odd.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... nt--000zak

Kent was drafted by Texas in 2019. The 28-year-old had spent his entire career with the organization until a cash deal sent him to Cleveland. Kent made it up for his big-league debut in April of this past season. He notched a 4.58 ERA across 12 appearances with the Guardians. Kent posted a 21.1% strikeout rate to go with a double-digit walk rate.

[ScotchMIrish]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

True. Baseball reference normally shows milb number but there are none for Kent. Seemed odd.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... nt--000zak

Kent was drafted by Texas in 2019. The 28-year-old had spent his entire career with the organization until a cash deal sent him to Cleveland. Kent made it up for his big-league debut in April of this past season. He notched a 4.58 ERA across 12 appearances with the Guardians. Kent posted a 21.1% strikeout rate to go with a double-digit walk rate.

Thanks. Lots of strikeouts. Lots of walks. Normally a sign of hard thrower with poor control. Seems to fit with Bloom's stated preference for hard throwers.

[ramfandan]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

True. Baseball reference normally shows milb number but there are none for Kent. Seemed odd.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... nt--000zak

Kent was drafted by Texas in 2019. The 28-year-old had spent his entire career with the organization until a cash deal sent him to Cleveland. Kent made it up for his big-league debut in April of this past season. He notched a 4.58 ERA across 12 appearances with the Guardians. Kent posted a 21.1% strikeout rate to go with a double-digit walk rate.

Thanks. Lots of strikeouts. Lots of walks. Normally a sign of hard thrower with poor control. Seems to fit with Bloom's stated preference for hard throwers.

Bloom wants guys who can strikeout batters . Your defenders can't make errors if the batter strikes out and returns to the dugout.

[Carp4Cy]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

[Shady]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

[Jobu's Rum]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I still show him as pending, but if so thats good. Nice young depth piece that could find it in AAA, who knows.

[Shady]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I still show him as pending, but if so thats good. Nice young depth piece that could find it in AAA, who knows.

Now I see a different report. So we'll need to wait and see.

[ScotchMIrish]

Maybe but they cut him once, so it could happen again shortly

True. Baseball reference normally shows milb number but there are none for Kent. Seemed odd.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... nt--000zak

Kent was drafted by Texas in 2019. The 28-year-old had spent his entire career with the organization until a cash deal sent him to Cleveland. Kent made it up for his big-league debut in April of this past season. He notched a 4.58 ERA across 12 appearances with the Guardians. Kent posted a 21.1% strikeout rate to go with a double-digit walk rate.

Thanks. Lots of strikeouts. Lots of walks. Normally a sign of hard thrower with poor control. Seems to fit with Bloom's stated preference for hard throwers.

Bloom wants guys who can strikeout batters . Your defenders can't make errors if the batter strikes out and returns to the dugout.

True. It's also true there is no defense for a walk.

[RamFan08NY]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I read that, as of 2/19 he has not yet cleared waivers. Not sure if that is accurate or not.

[Shady]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I read that, as of 2/19 he has not yet cleared waivers. Not sure if that is accurate or not.

Has anybody seen any updates on Ramos? If he cleared waivers, the Cardinals should bring him to camp for, at least, a looksee.

[Jobu's Rum]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I read that, as of 2/19 he has not yet cleared waivers. Not sure if that is accurate or not.

Has anybody seen any updates on Ramos? If he cleared waivers, the Cardinals should bring him to camp for, at least, a looksee.

Still pending for some reason, usually 72 hours is the waiver claim period (2/16-2/19), unless a trade is being managed lol
https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resour ... /cardinals

[Shady]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I read that, as of 2/19 he has not yet cleared waivers. Not sure if that is accurate or not.

Has anybody seen any updates on Ramos? If he cleared waivers, the Cardinals should bring him to camp for, at least, a looksee.

Still pending for some reason, usually 72 hours is the waiver claim period (2/16-2/19), unless a trade is being managed lol
https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resour ... /cardinals

Thanks for the update. It seems the waiver period should be up. Please post if you notice any developments.

[TopofthePerch]

yet another P, then we DFA the one RHH we did pickup this offseason in Ramos?

Do something for the lineup/bench/future MOTO, maybe?

I just read that Ramos cleared waivers. I hope the Cardinals give him a looksee. 23 years old with some MLB experience.

I read that, as of 2/19 he has not yet cleared waivers. Not sure if that is accurate or not.

Has anybody seen any updates on Ramos? If he cleared waivers, the Cardinals should bring him to camp for, at least, a looksee.

Still pending for some reason, usually 72 hours is the waiver claim period (2/16-2/19), unless a trade is being managed lol
https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resour ... /cardinals

It's 72 hours if the player has options. Otherwise it's ten days from my understanding. I think I am off on the ten days but I do think it's longer when they don't have options and then he doesn't have to accept the assignment. It might be a 7 day window where they can figure out a trade or a decision on the player.