MLB trade deadline: Cardinals acquire J.A. Happ from Twins
By John Buhler
The St. Louis Cardinals have traded for Minnesota Twins left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ.
Not to be outdone by other teams, the St. Louis Cardinals made a deal at the trade deadline by acquiring left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ from the Minnesota Twins.
Going Minnesota’s way are relief pitcher Evan Sisk and starting pitcher John Gant. This has been a frustrating season for the Cardinals who are 9.5 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central standings at the trade deadline. Thought to be sellers, apparently the Redbirds think they can climb up the division standings with the arch rival Chicago Cubs being in fire sale mode now.
As for the Twins, they are completely punting on this season with all of their trades made of late.
The Twins are trading J.A. Happ to the Cardinals for LHP Evan Sisk and RHP John Gant, per source.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 30, 2021
St. Louis Cardinals add left-hander J.A. Happ in deal with Minnesota Twins
Given that the NL West has three strong teams over there in the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, the NL Central winner might be the only team getting into the postseason out of that division this year. While the Cardinals have a way to go to catch the Brewers, adding a veteran left-hander like Happ into the mix greatly improves the St. Louis roster.
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