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Texas Rangers acquire Cardinals' lefty Jordan Montgomery; Toronto Blue Jays trade for reliever Jordan Hicks from St. Louis

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Clock IconJul 30, 2023Baseball

The Texas Rangers aren't staying quiet as the MLB trade deadline approaches, acquiring left-hander Jordan Montgomery and reliever Chris Stratton from the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

The AL-West leaders made the move one day after trading for three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer from the New York Mets.

Montgomery, who can become a free agent after this season, is 6-9 with a 3.42 ERA in 21 starts, with 108 strikeouts against 35 walks in 121 innings.

The 30-year-old has been solid lately, yielding three earned runs or fewer in 10 of his last 11 outings, posting a 2.47 ERA in those games.

The 32-year-old Stratton has a 4.36 ERA in 42 relief appearances, striking out 59 while walking 17 over 53 2/3 innings.

To complete the trade, the first-place Rangers sent left-hander John King and a pair of minor leagues - infielder Tommy Saggese and right-hander T.K. Roby - to the Cardinals.

 

 

St. Louis is in last place in the NL Central and shifted into full rebuild-mode Sunday, while also trading hard-throwing reliever Jordan Hicks to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Hicks has eight saves in 11 chances and joins a Toronto team that just put closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a sore back.

The five-year veteran is 1-6 with a 3.67 ERA, with 59 strikeouts and 24 walks over 41 2/3 innings in 40 relief appearances.

To acquire the 26-year-old, the Blue Jays, who are tied with the Houston Astros for the AL's second wild-card spot, traded minor league right-handers Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse to St. Louis.