{"id":14302,"date":"2018-08-05T17:58:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T21:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=14302"},"modified":"2018-08-05T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T21:58:48","slug":"st-louis-cardinals-claim-tyson-ross-off-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/08\/05\/st-louis-cardinals-claim-tyson-ross-off-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Cardinals Claim Tyson Ross off Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/st-louis-cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> have added much-needed depth to their starting rotation, claiming RHP <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rossty01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyson Ross<\/a><\/strong> off waivers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-diego-padres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Padres<\/a>. The move was confirmed by the Cardinals official twitter account on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#STLCards<\/a> announced today that they have claimed RHP Tyson Ross off waivers from San Diego. He will join the team in Miami. <\/p>\n<p>The former National League All-Star was 6-9 with a 4.45 ERA (123.1 IP) and 107 strikeouts in 22 starts for San Diego this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGo3LGKzmz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nGo3LGKzmz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardinals\/status\/1026139642637295616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>St. Louis Cardinals Claim Tyson Ross Off Waivers<\/h2>\n<p>In 2018, Ross is 6-9 with a 4.45 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 22 starts through 123.1 innings. The 31-year-old Berkeley, CA native was reportedly made available in trade talks over the past several weeks, but no deal ultimately materialized before the July 31st MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting the year off strong, Ross has ran into somewhat of a rough patch of late. A very solid first 16 starts of the season saw Ross bring a 3.23 ERA into the month of July, but he has seen that mark climb over the past month with just one quality start in his past six outings. Still, Ross&#8217; overall body of work in 2018 suggests that it has been a successful comeback campaign for him, after the 2014 All-Star was riddled with injuries over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Ross will be a welcome addition to a Cardinals rotation desperately in need of some depth as they attempt to hang around in the NL Central and Wild Card races. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=martica04,martica03,martica02,martin021car,martin019car&amp;search=Carlos+Martinez&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Martinez<\/a><\/strong> was recently placed on the Disabled List, joining\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wachami01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Wacha<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wainwad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Wainwright<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0who each have each begun throwing programs but are not expected back until late August. Entering play Sunday, the Cardinals sit 7.5 games back of the division-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> and 4 behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/atlanta-braves\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> for the NL&#8217;s second Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n<p>Ross will join the Cardinals on the road in Miami as the redbirds open up a three-game series to start the week against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/miami-marlins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marlins<\/a>. The Cards have yet to make a corresponding roster move, but are expected to do so in the coming days to make space for Ross on their 25-man active roster.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"UJZnkqZMQwJxOAbusoVgVQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/997304226\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'UJZnkqZMQwJxOAbusoVgVQ',sig:'Hl_n7Jmx2mu10wsz1-qVaq2sNLEHORfHPUpa4e3Oba8=',w:'594px',h:'411px',items:'997304226',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals have added much-needed depth to their starting rotation, claiming RHP Tyson Ross off waivers from the San Diego Padres. The move was confirmed by the Cardinals official twitter account on Sunday. The #STLCards announced today that they have claimed RHP Tyson Ross off waivers from San Diego. 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