Several hours after agreeing to a trade which will bring Miami Marlins outfielder Marcell Ozuna to St. Louis, the Cardinals agreed to a trade which will send outfielder Stephen Piscotty to the Oakland Athletics, as first reported by Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. In exchange, the Cardinals will receive two not-yet-reported prospects.
Piscotty, a former first-round pick who received Rookie of the Year votes in 2015 and was the starting right fielder for the 2016 team, struggled at the plate in 2017, with just nine home runs and a .