# Cardinals Trade Genesis Cabrera To The Blue Jays For Prospect

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-trade-genesis-cabrera-to-the-blue-jays-for-prospect/
- Published: 2023-07-21T13:36:35-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **_CARDINALS & BLUE JAYS ANNOUNCE TRADE_**

#### **_MINOR LEAGUE CATCHER SAMMY HERNANDEZ JOINS REDBIRDS;_** **_PITCHER GÉNESIS CABRERA SENT TO TORONTO_**

**ST. LOUIS, MO., July 21, 2023 **– The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon
that they have acquired minor league catcher **_Samuel_** **_“Sammy“ Hernandez_**
from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for left-handed reliever **_[Genesis Cabrera](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabrege01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-21_br)_**
who had been designated for assignment on Monday. 

[⌊Cardinals acquire Sammy Hernandez⌉⌊Cardinals acquire Sammy Hernandez⌉[

Photo: [Just Baseball](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justbaseball.com%2Fprospects%2Fblue-jays-where-2022-mlb-draft-starting%2F&psig=AOvVaw3dx4vs1qOa-NT5YcL6D-8f&ust=1690050678332000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBIQjhxqFwoTCMC41cS3oIADFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE)

Hernandez, 19, was the Blue Jays 14^(th) round selection in the 2022 MLB Draft out
of Lakeland (Fla.) High School.

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the 5-9, 185-pound Hernandez has played this season 
for both the FCL Blue Jays and Dunedin (Single-A) of the Florida State League. He
will be assigned to the FCL Cardinals roster.

The right-handed hitting Hernandez was batting .261 in 14 games this season with
the FCL Blue Jays, with seven of his 12 hits going for extra bases. Fourteen of 
his combined 32 hits between Dunedin and FCL Blue Jays this year have been for extra
bases, including three home runs.

**— STL —**

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Cabrera was unhappy with his role with the Cardinals and was designated for assignment
earlier this week; the Blue Jays see him as a change of scenery candidate and I 
think that could be the case as well.

Cabrera originally joined the Cardinals with [Justin Williams](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=williju02,willia010jus,willia006jus&search=Justin+Williams&utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-21_br)
and [Roel Ramirez](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirro02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-21_br)
from Tampa Bay for [Tommy Pham](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/phamth01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.nyrdcast.com&utm_campaign=2023-07-21_br).
None of the 3 are still with the organization.

Some national media is reporting that this is the beginning of the Cardinal’s fire
sale, but this is really a minor move. I think the post-All-Star break success of
the Cardinals might cause the front office to rethink being sellers; I think that
would be a mistake though, as this team is not a playoff contender.

Hernandez is long off from joining the team in St. Louis. Hernandez received an 
above slot $200,000 bonus when he was drafted (teams were limited to $125,000 bonuses
in the 11th round or later in 2022). At the time of the draft, Hernandez was projected
to have plus raw power; unfortunately he hasn’t turned it into in game power. He’s
still young and developing though, so we can’t discount him yet.

He also played some third base in high school, but he’s expected to stay at catcher.
He’s got a good arm and solid instincts behind the plate. No word on his pitch calling
abilities, which is probably something the Cardinals should think about more often
now.

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