The Cardinals introduced the signing of reliever Zack Weiss to a minor league deal. St. Louis additionally re-signed righty Victor Santos to a two-year minor league contract. Earlier this week, the Cardinals additionally introduced a non-roster contract with catcher Yohel Pozo.
Weiss is essentially the most notable of the trio. The 32-year-old has pitched in elements of three massive league seasons. He tossed a career-high 14 innings between the Purple Sox and Angels two seasons in the past. Weiss landed with the Twins on a waiver declare final offseason however was outrighted off the 40-man roster with out making an MLB look. He labored 25 innings with Minnesota’s Triple-A membership after clearing waivers. Whereas he posted a middling 5.40 earned run common, he struck out an above-average 26.7% of opposing hitters.
The righty has missed bats in his restricted look in opposition to MLB competitors as properly. Weiss has fanned 28% of opponents by way of 27 1/3 profession innings. That has come alongside a lofty 12.7% stroll fee, although, contributing to a middling 4.61 ERA. Weiss has allowed 5.37 earned runs per 9 in elements of six Triple-A campaigns.
Santos, 24, has but to achieve the most important leagues. He was certainly one of two minor league relievers whom the Playing cards acquired from the Purple Sox in what turned out to be the lopsided Tyler O’Neill commerce. Santos posted a 5.61 ERA throughout 77 innings with Triple-A Memphis final yr. He’d been pitching within the Dominican Winter League this offseason however seemingly suffered an harm. The Playing cards introduced that he’s anticipated to overlook the complete 2025 season, explaining the two-year time period of his deal.
Pozo, 27, appeared in 21 MLB video games for the Rangers 4 seasons in the past. He hit .284 in 77 plate appearances. Pozo has spent the previous two seasons as non-roster depth with the A’s. He hit .324/.335/.538 with 15 homers in a particularly hitter-friendly setting in Triple-A final season. The righty-swinging backstop has one of the crucial excessive approaches in skilled baseball. Among the many practically 1100 minor league hitters who logged at the least 300 plate appearances, Pozo had the bottom stroll fee (1.9%). His 8.3% strikeout fee was fourth-lowest. No hitter put extra balls into play general.
