Cardinal DFA Erick Fedde slides from the battle

On July 29 last year, Erick Fedde was a key work in the tee blockbuster that ultimately had a significant impact on the playoffs. Unfortunately, the impact was not against the Cardinals, who got him from the White Sox. Instead, Tommy Edman traded from the Cardinals to the Dodgers, earning the Dodgers in the same eight-man deal, earning NLCS MVP honors and helping his new team win the championship. Later last season, the Federal League had a pretty good performance against St. Louis, who missed the 2024 playoffs, but his performance this year suddenly got worse. The struggling 32-year-old right was designated as a mission Wednesday, the day after the Rockies hype, could be a prelude to being released.

The move is not entirely shocking, as the Cardinal glided on the standings, as the July 31 trade deadline approaches, it likely ruled out a positive approach. The team dropped to 52-51 in July with a 5-12 record, breaking out from three games in the middle of the NL to 9 1/2, and leading the third wildcard to 3 1/2, Red (53-50) and Giants (54-49) and Giants (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (54-49) (55-49) (55-49) (55-49) (55-47) (55-47) (55-47) (55-47) (55-47) (55-47) (55-47):

The Cardinal lost to the final six of the last six when the playoff odds dropped below 20% for the first time since May 8:

Cardinals reportedly have been shopping in recent weeks as they expect substantial returns (although they hope) something) More than they want to open a rotational position for 25-year-old Righty Michael McGreevy. It now seems that they will trade other players as well, rather than fire sales, but focus on future improvements rather than trying to re-enter the playoffs this year.

More about it below, but first of all, Fedde. In 20 innings, he made 101.2 innings, he made 5.22 ERA and 5.09 FIP with a strikeout rate of 14.1%. The last mark is the lowest of any starter with at least 100 innings, and his 7.1 percentage point is the largest of all pitchers with at least 100 innings in two seasons. He was shocked seven times (including two home runs) and six runs in three innings against a team that was only 24-76 on Tuesday night at Coors Field. It’s the fourth of five games – two against the Cubs, one against the Braves, the Pirates and the Rockies, the last three against the last three of the year wasn’t exactly a strong one – Fedde failed to last at least five innings. During this period, he allowed eight home runs and 26 runs in 17.2 innings, walked 11 shots on 8 innings and blew up 4.54 ERA, blowing up 4.07 FIP in his first 16 games. The Cardinal lost all five games and lost 15 of the entire 20 games in Fedde.

This is Fedde’s second major league season since the year-on-year star turned back to the year-on-year star. In 2023, as a member of NC Dinos, he struck out 209-6, 2.00 ERA and 2.38 FIP won the pitching triple crown 20-6 in 180.1 innings; he was named the league’s MVP and won the Choi Dong-Won Award (equivalent to Cy Young). Before that, Fedde spent part of six seasons with the Nationals (2017-22) choosing him at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ 2014 draft.

In the case of the Nationals, the Federal Major League (Fedde) was knocked out 5.41 ERA and 5.17 FIP in 454.1 innings, but overseas he improved overseas by raising his arm slot, emphasizing his swipe and reshaping his slider (Statcast classifies it as sweeper). The new-looking Fedde returns to the U.S. for a two-year $15 million deal with White Sox. Between Chicago and St. Louis, he won 3.30 ERA and 3.86 FIP in 2024 for 177.1 innings, suitable for the 3.4 War.

So, what happened to Fedde this year? His average settlement speed actually increased from 93 mph to 93.2, but the arm slot was slightly lower. The inclination from the average arm angle to 37 degrees to 35 changes the shape of his pitch, and from the numbers, the resulting deceptiveness is less. The batsman average and slip percentages are higher than last year, while three of his four products (drill, sweeper and cutter) hits, and the batsman allows the slip rate to his sinker to increase from .366 to .366 to .450 and from .470 to .470 to .565. The batsman swings less frequently each time, and for three of his four products (pentry, cutter and change), the mass on his settling sheet dropped from 20.2% to 10.5% to 16.5% to 11.7%.

After Tuesday begins, St. Louis PostalDerrick Goold pointed out the problems Fedde has had with his knives recently:

Fedde’s performance has caused a major obstacle in the past two months, a weak fastball, and his commitment to using it.

Since his return, the cutter has been a key part of his revival [from the KBO] Before the 2024 season. This gave him a fastball to challenge the left-handed batsman, who described Tuesday night, which is also the court he could lift as a fastball. A cutter is a high return pitch that can be at high risk if unstable. A good cutter to catch bats. A broken cutter can find the barrel. On Tuesday, the first two additional base hits were on Cutter.

With Statcast, the monthly numbers targeting Fedde Cutter are creepy:

It was a place after McGreevy brought the Rockies to the fourth inning of the season, earning two runs and seven hits in seven innings, a place after he called out from Triple-A Memphis. McGreevy ranked ninth in early July, ranked ninth on the team’s top 41 prospect list, scoring 15.2% in 28.1 innings with a strikeout rate of 15.2% innings this year, with a Cardinal rate of 15.2% this year, with an ERA of 3.72 ERA and 3.32 FIP and MEMPHIS with a 25.5% FIP. As Eric Longenhagen and James Fegan describe: “McGreevy is a six-pleaded surgeon who tends to attack the East/West with something below average.” His fastball was only 90-92 mph, hitting 95, and his best course was the 50th grade slider, but his command scored 60 gifts and 70 futures.

The Cardinal decided to leave McGreevy in the profession rather than returning him to Memphis, which briefly considered the six-man rotation. Instead, he will take over Fedde’s position, joining Righties Sonny Gray, Andre Pallante, Miles Mikolas and Lefty Matthew Liberatore, with the disappointing rotation so far. The unit’s 4.02 FIP is seventh in the NL, but its 4.61 ERA is 12th and its strikeout efficiency is 18.4%. No regular launcher has an ERA below 4.00; Gray (4.04 ERA, 2.88 FIP) and Liberatore (4.13 ERA, 3.51 FIP) are the best, while Mikolas (5.20 ERA, 4.72 FIP) are almost as bad as Fedde and Pallante (4.91 ERA, 4.45 FIP).

The rotation in July was particularly bad, improving 7.43 ERA and 5.59 FIP in 80 innings (about 4 2/3 per round), and lubricating skis for this slide, but as the trade deadline approached, the team’s focus was clearer. “Cardinal executives tend to be in a year of “transition” [sale] “Made for a few months, but also signaled the results. They must have known.”

It’s hard to imagine anyone giving up Fedde’s talent and taking on his remaining salary of $2.7 million; he might clear the waiver and be released. However, the Cardinal is the field offer for other pitchers. They have four people waiting for free agents, namely Mikolas and reliefists Steven Matz, Phil Maton and Ryan Helsley. The 31-year-old Helsley’s approach may have attracted the greatest interest, but the two-time All-Star selections have been somewhat disappointing this season. His home run rate doubled, from 0.41 to 1.06 last year, while his strikeout rate dropped from 29.7% to 24.8%. After releasing 2.04 ERA and 2.41 FIP last year, he reached 3.18 ERA and 3.77 FIP, both of which were his highest scores since 2021. His four-aerial fastball is still buzzing at an average of 99.3 mph, and he can only make $8.2 million, so he will have a suitor on the team for rent-seeking suitors.

Matz, a 34-year-old left-hander, performed well in the relief role, posted 3.29 ERA and 2.90 FIP in 52 innings; he sent left-handers to .205 Woba despite Righties managing .328 Woba. He made $12 million – the Cardinals signed his signature as a starter, but he only scored two games this year due to tight lower backs and missed nearly four months last year – so the team may have to eat some salary to get the bill. Maton, a 32-year-old Righty, is in the team’s best performance, in his nine-year career best season, scoring 2.48 ERA and 2.51 FIP in 36.1 innings and struck out with a 30.9% strikeout rate with just one home run. He made only $2 million. The 36-year-old Mikolas, who made $16 million, has full trade-free terms over the past three seasons, with an ERA of 5.07; he is unlikely to go anywhere.

The Cardinals have no other pending free agents, but Baseball Operations President John Mozeliak recently said: “We have a lot of players that are interested in the team and we have to address all of them.”

As for their controllable players, many of the players who would turn around a few years ago, such as Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman and Lars Northbal, all fought against injuries and performed poorly. The biggest question is whether the Cardinal will trade Nolan Arenado, a situation complicated by his entirely untrade clause, with about $53 million left in the links before 2027. Throughout the winter, the 34-year-old third baseman canceled a deal that sent him to Houston. As of December, Arenado’s wish list reportedly included the Dodgers, Padres, Angels, Phillies, Mets and Red Sox, but Padres’ Manny Machado and Red Sox’s Alex Bregman made those destinations unhappy, and the Dodgers hope to get Max Munchy from their left knee soon. In spring USA TodayBob Night reported that Arenado also rejected a deal with Angels in the past offseason.

Arenado hits only .241/.299/.379 (89 wrc+), although he hasn’t left the yard since June 21. This is his second season below his straight downside, so he is no longer suitable for that bill because he is no longer suitable for the mid-range bats. That is to say, he has a certain foundation on the Rattlers in defense. While he is unlikely to win the 11th gold glove this year, his 5 DRs and 2 frvs are almost mirror images of Suárez’s indicators (-5 dr and -4 FRV). Among the competitors, the Yankees have the most obvious demand for third base, but New York PostJon Heyman reported earlier this month that they were worried about Arenado’s offense decline.

It’s an enviable time of year for teams in the middle like Cardinals, Rattlers, Royals and Twins. A team can only complete a slight hope of a playoff spot, and teams are usually not cautious. Flags that waving white flags to sell for the future are not even very popular because of the short span of attention. The Cardinal was stuck with that puzzle, although at least on the Fedde side, the decision was clear.