photo: Blaze Jordan (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of rookie corner infielder Blaze Jordan and recalled right-handed relief pitcher Chris Roycroft from Memphis. Infielder Nolan Gorman and right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins were optioned to Memphis. Ramon Urias was moved to the 60-day IL.
Memphis Redbirds release
The St. Louis Cardinals announced today (Friday, June 12) that the team has selected the contract of rookie corner infielder Blaze Jordan from Memphis (AAA) and recalled right-handed pitcher Chris Roycroft from Memphis (AAA). Infielder Nolan Gorman and right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins were optioned to (AAA) following yesterday’s game. Infielder Ramón Urías (right elbow) has been transferred from the 10-day Injured List to the 60-day Injured List.
The 23-year-old Jordan, who the Cardinals acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Steven Matz at last year’s trade deadline, has put together a strong start at Memphis where he was slashing .313/.373/.548 with a .921 OPS, 11 HR & 35 RBI in 57 games played.
The 6-0, 235-pound Southaven, Miss. native co-leads all Triple-A players with 19 doubles, ranks 8th with 126 total bases and 8th in hits with 72. Jordan, who bats right-handed, was leading the Memphis team with his .313 BA that ranks 9th in the International League. Blaze shared Cardinals Minor League Co-Player of the Month honors for April with Palm Beach (A) infielder Jack Gurevitch.
Over the course of his professional career Jordan has compiled a .286 batting average with 73 HR & 375 RBI in 545 games played since debuting in 2021 following his draft selection by Boston in the 3rd round (89th player overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of DeSoto Central (MS) High School.
Jordan has played 262 career games at third base and 228 at first base, including 28 at the hot corner this season and 18 at the initial sack.
Jordan, who will wear uniform no. 33, is poised to become the fifth Cardinals player to debut this season, joining JJ Wetherholt, Matt Pushard, Bryan Torres and Brycen Mautz. The lone Cardinals player to debut in Minneapolis was Chris Richard on July 17, 2000, and he homered on the very 1st pitch he ever saw. That game was played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Currently there is just one player with the given name of Blaze (Blaze Alexander-BAL) to have played in the Majors.
Brian Walton’s take
Gorman was given 62 games this season to show progress toward returning to his 2022 and 2023 performance, but it wasn’t happening. The third baseman slashed .194/.279/.318/.598 with a 32.3% strikeout rate. Jordan is in St. Louis’ starting lineup Friday night at the hot corner.
Roycroft opened the season with St. Louis but was sent down on April 6 after allowing five runs in 3 2/3 innings. With Memphis, the right-hander has a 5.84 ERA in 24 2/3 innings.
Based on two very good long relief appearances last week (one run in 8 2/3 innings), Dobbins was given a spot start to conclude the Mets series on Wednesday. The right-hander was disappointing, allowing two home runs for three scores in the first inning. He will return to the Memphis rotation until the next time St. Louis needs a fill in.
Urias suffered tennis elbow in both arms and had to abort a rehab outing due to returning discomfort. The infielder’s 40-man roster spot was used for Jordan. Urias will not be eligible to return until early July.
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