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Cards news: July 31 -- Deadline Day -- RHP Herrera dealt to Toronto for minor-league infielder
The St. Louis Cardinals didn't take long to decide they didn't like what they had seen from recently acquired starting pitcher Yujanyer Herrera dealing him to the Houston Astros just days after acquiring him from the Colorado Rockies.
Acquired from Houston on July 17, Herrera made one start for St. Louis -- allowing six runs on eight hits in just 3.2 innings -- before landing on the injured list with a forearm injury.
With Herrera due to be a free agent at season's end and the Cardinals quickly falling from postseason contention -- they went 3-5 -- the team decided to see what they could land for the two-time Cy Young winner.
What they got was a 24-year-old infielder who has yet to play in the majors and has a bit of a bad rep.
This season, between AA Corpus Christi and AAA Sugarland, Velez has hit just .234 with nine home runs and 32 RBIs.
He will be assigned to AAA Memphis.
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