What are the St. Louis Cardinals cooking?
St. Louis made an intriguing move Thursday night and transferred right-handed pitcher James Naile to the KIA Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization for cash.
Naile was on St. Louis' 40-man roster but now that he is on the way out of town, the club's 40-man roster sits at 39. It's unclear exactly what the club will do, but the club likely will use the spot on a relief pitcher.
St. Louis could even fill the spot as soon as Friday, according to MLB.com's John Denton.
"The move leaves the St. Louis Cardinals with 39 players on their 40-player roster," Denton said. "Another move — likely the addition of another reliever — could be coming as soon as Friday."
There still are some very intriguing hurlers available in free agency that could help St. Louis' bullpen. Some of the top players still available are Josh Hader, Robert Stephenson, Héctor Neris, Aroldis Chapman, Wandy Peralta, Matt Moore, and Keynan Middleton among others.
St. Louis had one of the worst bullpens in baseball last season. The Cardinals' starting rotation struggled and it taxed the bullpen that already was overworked. St. Louis has made a few intriguing additions this offseason and it sounds like another could be on the way.
The Cardinals have been linked to a handful of players and although it's unclear who they are going to bring in, it's getting more likely that a signing is on the way.
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