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Cardinals Hurler Acquired In Tyler O'Neill Trade Claimed Off Waivers By Blue Jays

The former St. Louis hurler is on to his next journey

Nate Hagerty

Jul 29, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; A general view of Busch Stadium during the second inning of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Jul 29, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; A general view of Busch Stadium during the second inning of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images / Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
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The St. Louis Cardinals front office has made a few crucial mistakes over the last decade, which have cost the club years of missed talent.

The Cardinals once had control over Zac Gallen and Sandy Alcántara but traded them for a superstar no longer on the roster (Marcell Ozuna). To think that St. Louis once had such firepower in their pitching staff is tough to reminisce on.

More recently, St. Louis traded Gold Glove defender Tyler O'Neill to the Boston Red Sox to have him turn his career around almost immediately after leaving the 11-time World Series champions. The return for said trade has proven to be another failed transaction under Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak's leadership.

"Source: (Toronto) Blue Jays claimed Nick Robertson off waivers from the (Los Angeles) Angels," MLB Trade Rumors' Steve Adams reported Tuesday afternoon.

Robertson and right-handed pitcher Victor Santos were traded from the Red Sox in exchange for O'Neill last offseason and neither hurler acquired has done much of anything since.

After being designated for assignment by the Cardinals in Aug., Robertson was claimed by the Angels but didn't pitch well in the minors, ultimately leading to his latest journey with the Blue Jays.

At least Santos is still with St. Louis -- even if he has posted an underwhelming 5.68 ERA with a 1.51 WHIP in 76 innings pitched for Triple-A Memphis.

Mozeliak traded O'Neill, who has clobbered 31 home runs this season, for two unproven relievers -- one of which is no longer with St. Louis. It's safe to say the Cardinals got the raw end of that deal.

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Nate Hagerty
NATE HAGERTY

Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu 

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