Overview
- The Cardinals selected right-hander Cade Winquest from Triple-A Memphis on Thursday to replace Peter Strzelecki, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with right-forearm extensor inflammation.
- Winquest joins the 40-man roster so he is no longer subject to Rule 5 retention rules that previously prevented St. Louis from optioning him.
- New York picked Winquest in last December’s Rule 5 Draft and carried him on its Opening Day roster without using him, then designated him for assignment in April and returned him to the Cardinals after he cleared waivers.
- At Triple-A Memphis this season Winquest has a 4.54 ERA in 39 2/3 innings but strong peripherals, including a strikeout rate north of 30 percent, a 51.1 percent ground-ball rate and a mid-90s fastball with a sharp upper-70s curve.
- The promotion gives Winquest a genuine chance to make his major-league debut and gives the Cardinals a fresh right-handed bullpen option while St. Louis monitors Strzelecki’s recovery and evaluates how to use Winquest in the big-league bullpen.