{"id":160677,"date":"2026-03-07T03:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=160677"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:05:14","slug":"cardinals-projected-to-cut-the-southpaw-they-just-traded-for-barely-weeks-after-bringing-him-in-arizona-already-eyeing-the-exit-door-on-their-latest-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=160677","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Projected to CUT the Southpaw They Just Traded For\u2014Barely Weeks After Bringing Him In, Arizona Already Eyeing the Exit Door on Their Latest Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Feb 14, 2026; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Justin Bruihl (47) celebrates during a spring training workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_166,w_5362,h_3016\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_cardinals\/01kk23mfgrptebvxg1hj.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 14, 2026; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Justin Bruihl (47) celebrates during a spring training workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images\" width=\"5362\" height=\"3016\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">Feb 14, 2026; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Justin Bruihl (47) celebrates during a spring training workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The St. Louis Cardinals may not be widely expected to compete for the playoffs this year, but they certainly have some of the league&#8217;s most competitive roster battles in spring training.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">As a young team, the Cardinals are searching for their perfect pitching formula after an offseason of heavy turnover. There are a lot of new names, many of whom struggled to break through with other organizations, looking to make the opening day roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Among those names: left-hander Justin Bruihl, who the Cardinals acquired in a January trade with the Cleveland Guardians. Bruihl had just been waived, so St. Louis got aggressive and gave Cleveland cash considerations to jump the line on the waiver wire.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\"><em>If you like our content,\u00a0<\/em>choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\">Is Bruihl going to miss roster cutdown?<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_88,w_5248,h_2952\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_cardinals\/01kk24cpndm79hsncyrp.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bruihl\" \/>Jul 13, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Justin Bruihl (58) throws a pitch against the Athletics during the fifth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images | Dennis Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">If Bruihl does not make the Cardinals&#8217; opening day roster, he&#8217;ll need to be waived once again, which would create a strong possibility of St. Louis losing him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">However, on Thursday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat predicted that Bruihl would indeed be cut, thanks to the strong spring thus far from fellow left-hander Packy Naughton.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">&#8220;This is a group with four concrete spots \u2013 (Riley) O\u2019Brien, (JoJo) Romero, (Ryne) Stanek, (Matt) Svanson \u2013 and a fifth that will be a second lefty,&#8221; Jones explained.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">&#8220;It would be somewhat strange to risk losing Justin Bruihl, who has been perfectly adequate, on waivers, but Naughton is one of the feel-good stories of camp, so there\u2019s a thought to picking the upside. Nick Raquet is also a candidate in that derby, as is Brycen Mautz in a longer-use, more bulk innings type of role.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Bruihl, 28, appeared in 15 games last season for the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. His 5.27 ERA in 13 2\/3 innings was just above his career average of 4.72 in five seasons. He&#8217;s also pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Every spring training outing matters for the likes of Bruihl, Naughton, Raquet, and Mautz. To some extent, it&#8217;s an advantage for Bruihl to be out of options, but after allowing three earned runs in his first 2 2\/3 innings, he&#8217;ll need to quickly right the ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 14, 2026; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Justin Bruihl (47) celebrates during a spring training workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. 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