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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired 24-year-old outfielder Ramiro Campos in exchange for 29-year-old starting pitcher Roansy Contreras and 29-year-old outfielder/infielder Ceddane Rafaela.
Looking to boost a struggling offense, the Cardinals gave up a pitcher they acquired in the offseason to improve the top of their pitching staff and a versatile player who has not performed to expectations since being acquired from Baltimore prior to the 2029 season.
This season, Campos has played in 41 games/38 starters and hit .261 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs.
The 2029 American League Rookie of the Year, Campos hit .277 with 46 home runs and 104 RBIs in 2029 for the White Sox.
The Cardinals acquired Contreras in the offseason from the Washington Nationals -- where he was coming off a 19-7, 3.32 ERA -- hoping he could combine with David Matos to form a strong top of the rotation.
Contreras just could not make it work going 0-4 with a 7.65 ERA in eight starts with just one quality start.
In his last game, he gave up a second-inning home run and followed that up by hitting the next batter and being ejected from the game.
Rafaela had a decent 2029 season in his first year in St. Louis -- hitting .243 with 25 home runs and 88 RBIs in 140 games/136 starts -- but 2030 has been a different story.
In 36 games/34 starts, Rafaela has hit just .168 with four home runs and 16 RBIs.