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Yankees prospect Clayton Beeter is on the Cardinals’ radar

The Cardinals are rumored to be interested in Yankees prospect Clayton Beeter, a 24-year-old righty pitcher. He is the 13th overall prospect in the Yankees system and recently pitched in the SiriusXM Future’s Game during All-Star Weekend festivities in Seattle.

This season, Beeter has started 15 games with an overall record of 6-3 with a 2.49 ERA. He’s pitched in 76 innings and thrown 89 strikeouts between AA Somerset and AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

According to Josh Jacobs of Redbird Rants regarding Beeter:

"Beeter has been excellent this season, posting a 2.64 ERA with 83 SO in 71.2 innings for the Yankees’ Double-A and Triple-A affiliates this year. Beeter was a strikeout machine in 2022, posting a crazy 15.1 SO/9 while throwing 71.2 innings, the highest rate of minor leaguers with that many innings."

The Cardinals are in desperate need of an innings-eating strike thrower. While Beeter is in the minors with the Yankees, with his skill set, he could crack the Major League roster soon enough and provide impact. Mozeliak is focused on 2024, and Beeter could be a big part of the 2024 roster if Mozeliak makes a deal for him.