With the Trade Deadline lower than two weeks away, the Blue Jays picked up a reliever from the Cardinals on Friday. Left-handed reliever Génesis Cabrera, who had been designated for task on Monday, heads to Toronto within the deal, with St. Louis getting Minor League catcher Samuel “Sammy” Hernandez,
Cabrera appeared in 32 video games for the Cardinals this season, posting a 5.06 ERA whereas hanging out 38 batters throughout 32.0 innings. Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013, the reliever was traded to St. Louis as a part of the Tommy Pham deal in 2018 and made his Major League debut with the Cardinals the next season. The native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has saved a 4.14 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 174 profession video games.
Hernandez, 19, has cut up this season between the Florida Complex League staff and Single-A Dunedin, combining to bat .213 with 14 extra-base hits and 15 RBIs over 42 video games. The right-handed-hitting catcher was chosen by the Blue Jays within the 14th spherical of final yr’s Draft and took half in seven FCL contests to wrap up his summer season.
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