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Cardinals Predicted To Be Possible 'Mystery Team' In Sweepstakes For Star

Could St. Louis surprise the baseball world with one more major pickup?

Patrick McAvoy

Cardinals Predicted To Be Possible 'Mystery Team' In Sweepstakes For Star
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The St. Louis Cardinals recently got some rough news about one of their top players.

St. Louis made a specific effort to improve the starting rotation and star pitcher Sonny Gray was the club's top free agent pickup. The three-time All-Star should finished in second place in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season and the club will be relying on him.

Gray will miss some time, though, after suffering a disappointing hamstring injury. It doesn't seem like he will be out for long, but he still will miss some time at least. 

Some have speculated if the Cardinals could look to make another addition. There are some intriguing free agents available -- like Jordan Montgomery, Blake Snell, and Michael Lorenzen -- but it's unclear if the club will make a move. 

While this is the case, St. Louis was predicted by Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter to be one of the new clubs that has reached out to agent Scott Boras about Montgomery or Snell.

"The St. Louis Cardinals moved quickly to shore up a starting rotation that was a major weakness last season, adding veterans Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn, and Kyle Gibson in the early days of free agency," Reuter said. "Unfortunately, Gray is already sidelined with a hamstring issue that could keep him on the sidelines for Opening Day, and that could expose the lack of quality starting pitching depth on the St. Louis roster.

"Montgomery enjoyed plenty of success in a Cardinals uniform during parts of the past two seasons, posting a 3.31 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 169 strikeouts in 184.2 innings. Considering Gibson and Lynn both signed one-year deals, Montgomery would represent more of a long-term answer to addressing the starting staff."

Boras claimed four new clubs have reached out to him since Spring Training began about the star duo. Could St. Louis be one? 

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