Former Mizzou Pitcher Signs One-Year Deal with the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals have added another arm to their roster in Mizzou alum Kyle Gibson. This addition goes toward the Cardinals main goal for this offseason — bring more starting pitching to their roster.
Gibson reached a contract agreement with the Cardinals for one-year, $12 million deal with a club option for 2025, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
As part of the starting rotation for the first Baltimore Orioles team to win their divison since 2014, he made 33 starts during the season and posted a 4.73 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 157 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched. Gibson, 36, serves as the Cardinals second veteran pitching addition this week, after they signed a deal to reunite the team with former Cardinal Lance Lynn.
Gibson played for the Tigers from 2007-2009, where he was a major part of their starting rotation and helped the team reach NCAA Regional play in each of the years. Inducted into Mizzou's Hall of Fame in 2019, Gibson holds the second-most wins and career strikeouts in Missouri History.
After getting drafted 22nd overall by the Minnesota Twins prior to what would have been his senior year, Gibson made his major league debut in 2013 and spent seven seasons with the Twins before he was sent to the Texas Rangers for the shortened 2020 season. After bouncing from Texas to Philadelphia to Baltimore, he seemed to have found his groove with the Orioles, posting his most wins during a single season at 15.
His addition to the 2024 Cardinals roster is hoped to bring depth to their starting rotation and another veteran presence to the relatively young team.
