11:34 pm: The industry has been officially announced.
10:47 pm: Red Sox and Cardinal have agreed to a left-handed deal Steven Matz ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported, paying tribute to Boston. The prospect of the corner infield Big Fire Jordan In return, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. The transaction will become formal once both parties sign the medical service for the participants.
MATZ is pure rent for Sox as the experienced Southpaw four-year 44mm contract rose at the end of the season. St. Louis traded to free agents as a starter for the Blue Jays in a successful 2021 season, but Matz started just 36 of his 84 professional games. Injury and ineffectiveness hindered his time in St. Louis, leading the Cardinal to move Matz to more swingman roles, who is essentially a full-time reliefist this year (except for two people starting in April).
Although Matz didn’t meet contract expectations, he performed well in 2023 and this season as Southpaw had 55 frames in 2025 with 3.44 ERA. Usually a well-controlled pitcher, Matz took a step further in the elite 4.0% walk rate this season, and his 5.3% Barrel rate is excellent. This ability to limit errors and put the ball on the ground (44.3% ground rate) helps balance more normal strikeouts and hard contact rates.
The left-handed batsman has only .442 OPS against MATZ this season, while the Righty Hitter is more efficient. 814OPS. For managers, the split gap will be difficult Alex Cora Since MATZ has so much value as a multi-inning rescuer, it can be solved, but the same durability will help a Boston pen that records many innings, thus releasing its shaky spin. While the Red Sox is expected to get a more important starting help by tomorrow’s deadline, Sox may even be MATZ again as a part-time starter.
Matz is now a left-handed boy in Boston pen, Aroldis Chapman,,,,, Justin Wilson,,,,, Brennan Bernardinoand Chris Murphy. This depth can give Sox flexibility in waving deals to teams in need of relief help, while Boston addresses another need.
Chaim Bloom was Boston’s chief baseball officer when Jordan was drafted in the third round of the 2020 draft, and now Bloom will take over as the president of the Cards’ baseball business starting next season, this familiarity undoubtedly paves the way for tonight’s deal. Jordan ranks 17th in the Boston best prospects for MLB Pipeline, while MLB Pipeline ranks 24th.
Jordan reached a double-A struggle in 2023 and 2024 before finishing well this season and advancing to Triple-A for the first time. As Jordan reached .289/.333/.476 on Worcester’s 177 set appearance, he saw a lot of time on both corner infield slots (mainly third base). The Scouts think first base is his better position, so Jordan’s future potential will depend on his ability to continue to develop. His production in 2025 is a step in the right direction as the 22-year-old is far better at turning raw power into results.
This is the second largest bullpen trade for the Cardinal that day Ryan Helsley Delivered to the Mets. Both deals bring more young talent into the St. Louis pipeline, which seems to be the organization’s goal to get into the offseason, but Bloom and current PBO John Mozeliak chose to retain nearly all Cards’ senior talent. As far as MATZ is concerned, given his salary of 12mm and his 2024 production, he doesn’t generate much trade benefits, so at least MATZ’s rebound year rebuilds some of his value.
As for future transactions, Phil Marton and Jojo Romero There are rumors that both will arouse interesting interest, so it is no surprise that St. Louis will move at least one or two reliefers before the deadline. When the card is in sell mode, the Red Sox is pushing at least one wildcard slot and hopes to run with Al East title, which is known to be Boston’s main goal.
