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The St. Louis Cardinals have completed a trade with the Colorado Rockies acquiring 29-year-old outfielder Luis Gonzalez in exchange for right-handed starting pitcher Jake Woodford and catcher Julio Rodriguez.
Gonzalez played 149 games/143 starter for the Rockies in 2024, batting .256 with 11 homers and 82 RBIs.
Woodford, 28, made 10 starts in the majors for St. Louis last season going 4-2 with a 5.70 ERA.
For his career, Woodford is 8-0 in 84 games/29 starts against major league competition with a 4.05 ERA.
Rodriguez, 27, has been the Cardinals backup catcher for most of the past two seasons.
In 2024, he played in 35 games/31 starts in the majors hitting .139 with one homer and nine RBIs.
He was much better in 2023, when he hit .226 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in 81 games/78 starts.