The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Matt Svanson from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for shortstop Paul DeJong and cash considerations.
Svanson, 24, was the Blue Jays 13th round draft selection in 2021 out of Lehigh University.
The 6-5, 235-pound Svanson has combined to go 4-1 with a 1.11 ERA in 26 games (all in relief) this season between Dunedin (Low-A) and Vancouver (High-A).
Svanson was part of combined no-hitter earlier this season for Vancouver and also in 2018 as a freshman at Lehigh. He threw two perfect games, in addition to two no-hitters, for Lake Zurich (Ill.) High School.
Svanson will be assigned to the Springfield Cardinals (AA).
DeJong, 29, has batted .233 with 13 HR and 32 RBI in 81 games this season. He was the Cardinals 4th-round draft selection in 2015 and played seven seasons (2017-23) with St. Louis.
DeJong is in the final guaranteed year of his contract and has club options for 2024 ( $12.5m with a $2m buyout) and 2025 ($15m with a $1m buyout).
Tommy Edman is expected to return from Memphis and be in the lineup tonight and the team is discussing promoting Masyn Winn, but if they do it later this month it would save his rookie status for next season.
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