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The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly designated starting pitcher Erick Fedde for assignment, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
"The Cardinals announced they have designated Erick Fedde for assignment. Fedde (3-10, 5.22 ERA) was in the final year of his two-year, $15 million deal," Feinsand wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
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As Feinsand wrote, Fedde was in the final year of his contract. He was a trade candidate, but one has to imagine that he was not receiving much interest given his underperformance. The 32-year-old could still draw the attention of teams, though.
Fedde struggled to begin his career in Washington with the Nationals . From 2017-2022, the right-handed hurler was unable to find much success. In 2024, however, he pitched for the Chicago White Sox and Cardinals and performed well, recording a final ERA of 3.30 across 177.1 total innings of work.
Had Erick Fedde finally figured things out at the big league level? Was it a fluke?
Well, his 2025 performance suggests it may have been a fluke. His 5.22 ERA is abysmal without question. After 20 starts, the Cardinals are clearly prepared to move in a new direction.
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St. Louis is currently 52-50 overall. They are in third place in the National League Central division. The Cardinals have difficult decisions to make ahead of the MLB trade deadline .
The Cardinals could still end up buying as they compete for a National League Wild Card spot. If they sell, though, perhaps Nolan Arenado will emerge as a trade candidate once again. The star third baseman was mentioned in trade rumors throughout the offseason but a deal never came to fruition.
St. Louis will play Arenado's former team, the Colorado Rockies , on Wednesday afternoon at 3:10 PM EST on the road. The team's performance over the next week will go a long way toward determining their final strategy ahead of the upcoming MLB trade deadline.
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