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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired right-handed pitcher Tanner Houck from the New York Mets for OF/1B Alec Burleson, right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Walker and minor-league pitcher Braden Davis.
A native of nearby Collinsville, Ill., the 30-year-old Houck went 15-6 with a 3.40 ERA in his first season with the Mets.
Drafted out of the University of Missouri, Houck broke into the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 2020.
For his career, he has a 49-41 record with nine saves and a 3.51 ERA over 168 games/135 starts.
The 28-year-old Burleson worked his way through the Cardinals minor-league system and reached the majors in 2022.
In 2026, he played in 131 games/122 starts and hit .260 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs.
For his career, he has played in 539 games/415 starts during which he has hit .257 with 67 home runs and 236 RBIs.
The Cardinals acquired Walker via trade from the San Francisco Giants before the 2025 season.
He has bounced back and fourth between St. Louis and AAA Memphis over the past two seasons.
In 79 games, he has gone 2-3 with four saves and a 3.83 ERA.
His major league career has seen him pitched in 204 games/14 starts and go 17-10 with 18 saves and a 2.99 ERA.
The Cardinals took Davis in the fifth round of the 2024 draft out of the University of Oklahoma.
The 23-year-old left-hander spent 2026 season in the Rookie Florida State League where he pitched in 10 games and went 3-0 with a 4.96 ERA.