# Cardinals Acquire Jose Fermin from Cleveland For Cash Considerations

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-acquire-jose-fermin-from-cleveland-for-cash-considerations/
- Published: 2022-11-09T11:25:27-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**_Pitchers [Alex Reyes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=reyesal02,reyes-001ale&search=Alex+Reyes&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)&
[Drew VerHagen](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verhadr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)
Reinstated From 60-Day Injured List_**

**ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 9, 2022 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that
they have acquired minor league infielder **_[Jose Fermin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fermin003jos&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral)_**_(
fair-MEAN) _from the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations and selected his
contract to the 40-player roster.

Fermín, 23, batted .215/.336/.322 (58-270) with six home runs, 11 doubles, and 31
RBI in 90 games for Columbus (AAA) last season. He additionally worked 42 walks 
against only 46 strikeouts in 330 plate appearances.

The Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic native has played six seasons in the Guardians
minor league system since signing with Cleveland as an International free agent 
in 2015.

Voted Best Defensive Infielder in the Cleveland organization by _Baseball America_
in 2019 and named an organizational all-star by _MiLB.com_, the right-handed batter
has appeared defensively in 177 career games at second base, 117 games at shortstop,
and 104 games at third base.

Additionally, St. Louis announced that they have reinstated pitchers **_Alex Reyes_**
and **_Drew VerHagen_** from the 60-Day Injured List to bring the Cardinals 40-player
roster to 38 players.

**— STL —**

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