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Cards news: July 25 -- RP Anthony Bender acquired from Toronto for C Will Banfield
The St. Louis Cardinals have right-handed reliever Anthony Bender from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for AAA catcher Will Banfield.
Looking to bolster their bullpen, the Cardinals went out and acquired the 30-year-old Bender who has been serving as the Jays' closer over the last few weeks.
In 36 games this season, Bender is 3-1 with six saves and a 2.21 ERA.
He has worked 36.2 innings, during which he has struck out 46 and posted a 0.85 WHIP.
For his career, Bender pitched for three seasons in Miami before moving on to Toronto, he is 12-8 with 16 saves and a 3.12 ERA.
Bender will be eligible for arbitration at season's end.
Signed to a minor-league contract in the offseason, Banfield, 25, made his major-league debut this season getting into one game for the Cardinals.
He went 0 for 2 in a 6-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on July 9.
The rest of the time, Banfield has been at AAA Memphis where in 56 games/52 starts, he has hit .282 with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs.
It was the Cardinals' minor-league depth at the catching position which made Banfield expendable.
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