by Conclave Staff on July 8, 2015
PITCHERS TYLER LYONS AND MARCUS HATLEY OPTIONED TO MEMPHIS (AAA)
CHICAGO, Ill., July 8, 2015 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to tonight’s series finale in Chicago that they have purchased first baseman Dan Johnson from Memphis (AAA) and optioned left-handed pitcher Tyler Lyons (the 26th man for yesterday’s double-header) and right-handed pitcher Marcus Hatley to the triple-A club.
Johnson, a veteran of nine seasons in the majors – all in the American League, signed with the Cardinals as a minor league free-agent in early May and was batting .