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Cards news: February 13 -- Trade with Rangers brings in 1B Blakely for OF Adell
The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired first baseman Werner Blakely from the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Jo Adell.
Blakely, 24, played 38 games in the majors for the Rangers in 2026 and hit just .181 with three home runs and 11 RBIs.
He also played two games with the Los Angeles Angels in 2024 going 0 for 1 in his lone official at bat.
In the minors, at AAA Salt Lake City last season, Blakely hit .290 with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs in 89 games/88 starts.
A veteran of 449 major league games, 178 with the Los Angeles Angels and 271 with the Washington Nationals, Adell, 27, was signed to a minor league contract by the Cardinals earlier this offseason.
He is a career .215 hitter with 48 home runs and 188 RBIs.
Last season, he got into 85 games/71 starts for the Nationals and hit .207 with nine home runs and 31 RBIs.
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