Cardinals Claim Jorge Alca Cardinals Claim Jorge Alca

[delmermollie]

Today: The Cardinals have formally added Alcal to their active roster ahead of this Collin Mchugh Jersey evenings game against the Cubs. In a corresponding move, was optioned to Triple-A. August 7: The Cardinals announce that they have claimed right-hander off waivers from the Red Sox. Boston designated him for a signment earlier this week. The Cards had several 40-man roster openings from their deadline dealings. Alcal is out of options, so the Cards will need to make a corresponding active roster move once he reports to the team. Alcal, 30, has a decent overall track record but is having a rough season. From 2019 to 2024, he pitched 163 1/3 innings for the Twins with a 3.64 earned run average. He struck out 25.4% of batters faced while giving out walks at an 8.3% clip. He earned one save and 28 holds in that time. But as mentioned, this year has been a struggle. He posted some poor numbers earlier in the year and got flipped to the Red Sox in June. Between Minnesota and Boston, he has thrown 40 2/3 innings with a 6.64 ERA. His 24.2% strikeout rate is still a good number but he has given out free pa ses to 12.1% of opponents. For the Cards, theyre only 5.5 games out of a playoff spot but clearly have their sights set on next season. They had planned for 2025 to be a reset year from the beginning. Even though they hung around the playoff race, they sold off impending free agents ahead of the deadline. That included three relievers, with traded , and . Those trades left them with some openings on the roster. This is their second waiver claim since those deals. They grabbed from the Marlins a few days ago and now have added Alcal into the mix. Alcal is making $1.5MM this year and can be retained for 2026 via arbitration. His poor results this year will prevent him from earning a big raise. The Cards can get a close-up look at him for a few weeks and decide if they want to tender him a contract. Photo courtesy of Bruce Kluckhohn, Imagn Images Forrest Wall Jersey