The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Tony Cingrani and Minor League pitcher Jeffry Abreu to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jedd Gyorko, international cap space and cash considerations.
Gyorko is not yet eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day injured list, but figures to provide some depth and insurance for David Freese, Kiké Hernandez and Chris Taylor. Hernandez could be out until September with a left hand sprain, while Taylor may not return from a non-displaced left forearm fracture until some point in August.
In addition to currently being sidelined by a lower back strain, Gyorko began the season on the IL because of a calf strain.