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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1818191" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-allow-alex-reyes-a-soaring-prospect-grounded-by-injuries-to-become-free-agent/article_64915383-796a-5c0d-8f20-3f6256cc3be0.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p></p><p>After years of hoping for lightning to strike again and again from one of the most electric arms they’ve had, the Cardinals allowed Alex Reyes, longtime prospect and one-time All-Star, to become a free agent Friday night after a season lost to another injury.</p><p>Reyes and outfielder Ben DeLuzio were not presented contracts for the 2023 season by the Cardinals before Friday night’s deadline, removing them from the team’s 40-man roster and freeing them to sign with other clubs.</p><p>A few months removed from being the Cardinals’ All-Star closer, Reyes missed the entire 2022 season with a shoulder injury that required surgery. His current throwing program targets his return to games in May, meaning since his debut in 2016 Reyes has had only one complete season in the majors due to a run of injuries ranging from elbow reconstruction to a broken hand to multiple shoulder surgeries. That weighed heavily into the Cardinals decision not to go through the arbitration process this winter with Reyes and instead make their pitch to him as a free agent without limitations to the type and size of contract they can offer.</p><p></p><p>“These are rarely easy decisions, especially when you have a long-term relationship with a player,” said John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations. “Alex showed signs of excellence but he also dealt with so many different injuries. We all wish for a different outcome and we are not closing the door; it is ajar.”</p><p>The Cardinals did present contracts — “tender” contracts in baseball’s lingo — to all of the other players on the roster without deals in place for 2023. That includes nine players who are arbitration eligible this winter: pitchers Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks and Jack Flaherty, each entering their final year before qualifying for free agency; pitchers Ryan Helsley, Genesis Cabrera and Dakota Hudson; outfielder Tyler O’Neill; infielder Tommy Edman; and catcher Andrew Knizner.</p><p>Removing Reyes and DeLuzio from the contract leaves the Cardinals with 37 on their 40-man roster, and still an offseason shopping list that includes a starting catcher and an additional bat for the lineup, possibly a left-handed hitter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1818191, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-allow-alex-reyes-a-soaring-prospect-grounded-by-injuries-to-become-free-agent/article_64915383-796a-5c0d-8f20-3f6256cc3be0.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] After years of hoping for lightning to strike again and again from one of the most electric arms they’ve had, the Cardinals allowed Alex Reyes, longtime prospect and one-time All-Star, to become a free agent Friday night after a season lost to another injury. Reyes and outfielder Ben DeLuzio were not presented contracts for the 2023 season by the Cardinals before Friday night’s deadline, removing them from the team’s 40-man roster and freeing them to sign with other clubs. A few months removed from being the Cardinals’ All-Star closer, Reyes missed the entire 2022 season with a shoulder injury that required surgery. His current throwing program targets his return to games in May, meaning since his debut in 2016 Reyes has had only one complete season in the majors due to a run of injuries ranging from elbow reconstruction to a broken hand to multiple shoulder surgeries. That weighed heavily into the Cardinals decision not to go through the arbitration process this winter with Reyes and instead make their pitch to him as a free agent without limitations to the type and size of contract they can offer. “These are rarely easy decisions, especially when you have a long-term relationship with a player,” said John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations. “Alex showed signs of excellence but he also dealt with so many different injuries. We all wish for a different outcome and we are not closing the door; it is ajar.” The Cardinals did present contracts — “tender” contracts in baseball’s lingo — to all of the other players on the roster without deals in place for 2023. That includes nine players who are arbitration eligible this winter: pitchers Jordan Montgomery, Jordan Hicks and Jack Flaherty, each entering their final year before qualifying for free agency; pitchers Ryan Helsley, Genesis Cabrera and Dakota Hudson; outfielder Tyler O’Neill; infielder Tommy Edman; and catcher Andrew Knizner. Removing Reyes and DeLuzio from the contract leaves the Cardinals with 37 on their 40-man roster, and still an offseason shopping list that includes a starting catcher and an additional bat for the lineup, possibly a left-handed hitter. [/QUOTE]
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