PITTSBURGH — The Cardinals have yet to see him pitch an inning in the regular season wearing the colors of their minor-league affiliate and yet what he's done since arriving via trade zoomed Matthew Liberatore to the brink of the majors.
Liberatore, acquired before the start of the 2020 season from Tampa Bay in the trade now known as the Randy Arozarena deal, will headline the Class AAA Memphis rotation.
At 21, he is vaulting from Class A to the majors.
His is the most significant jump of any prospect for the Cardinals, followed closely by his Redbird rotation-mate, Zack Thompson.