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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1783977" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-once-promising-cardinals-outfielder-piscotty-fades-onto-waiver-wire/article_77267eed-104b-557c-9a06-8bc65b12c003.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon" target="_blank">Jeff Gordon</a></p><p></p><p>Back in 2018, Cardinals fans really missed outfielder Stephen Piscotty.</p><p>He hit .267 with 41 doubles, 27 homers, 88 RBIs and a .821 on-base plus slugging percentage for his hometown Oakland A’s that season. The Cardinals traded him after the 2017 season so he could be closer to his family while his mother, Gretchen, battled Lou Gehrig’s disease.</p><p>In return for Piscotty, the A’s sent the Cardinals utility player Yairo Munoz – who delivered two decent seasons before flaking out – and spare infielder Max Schrock.</p><p>That was not an exciting return for Piscotty, but the Cardinals and A’s did right thing by making that trade.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately Piscotty’s career took a negative turn in 2019 that eventually led to the A’s cutting him loose Tuesday.</p><p>Piscotty, 31, was batting .190 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 42 games when he hit the waiver wire.</p><p></p><p>“I wasn’t planning on having to reflect on my time with the A’s so soon, but when I do think back, I think immediately to 2018 and how grateful I am to this organization for bringing me home to be with my family while my mom was sick,” Piscotty texted to the San Francisco Chronicle. “I will forever be grateful for that. Surely there have been a lot of ups and downs over the last few years, I think for now I will just focus on the ups and how lucky I was to wear the uniform of my hometown team.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1783977, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/tipsheet-once-promising-cardinals-outfielder-piscotty-fades-onto-waiver-wire/article_77267eed-104b-557c-9a06-8bc65b12c003.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Jeff%20Gordon']Jeff Gordon[/URL] Back in 2018, Cardinals fans really missed outfielder Stephen Piscotty. He hit .267 with 41 doubles, 27 homers, 88 RBIs and a .821 on-base plus slugging percentage for his hometown Oakland A’s that season. The Cardinals traded him after the 2017 season so he could be closer to his family while his mother, Gretchen, battled Lou Gehrig’s disease. In return for Piscotty, the A’s sent the Cardinals utility player Yairo Munoz – who delivered two decent seasons before flaking out – and spare infielder Max Schrock. That was not an exciting return for Piscotty, but the Cardinals and A’s did right thing by making that trade. Unfortunately Piscotty’s career took a negative turn in 2019 that eventually led to the A’s cutting him loose Tuesday. Piscotty, 31, was batting .190 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 42 games when he hit the waiver wire. “I wasn’t planning on having to reflect on my time with the A’s so soon, but when I do think back, I think immediately to 2018 and how grateful I am to this organization for bringing me home to be with my family while my mom was sick,” Piscotty texted to the San Francisco Chronicle. “I will forever be grateful for that. Surely there have been a lot of ups and downs over the last few years, I think for now I will just focus on the ups and how lucky I was to wear the uniform of my hometown team.” [/QUOTE]
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