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• Cardinals' Alfonso Rivas: Outrighted to Triple-A

  05/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Cardinals outrighted Rivas to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday after he cleared waivers. While no longer on St. Louis' 40-man roster, Rivas will remain in the organization as depth. The 27-year-old is sporting just a .246/.364/.323 batting line with zero home runs this season at Memphis.

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• Cardinals' Alfonso Rivas: Exits 40-man roster

  05/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rivas was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Monday. The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Ryan Loutos. Rivas, 27, has slashed just .246/.364/.323 with zero home runs this season at Memphis.

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• Cardinals' Alfonso Rivas: Sent to minors

  03/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Cardinals optioned Rivas to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday. Rivas only managed seven hits in 36 at-bats during his first spring with the Cards while driving in three RBI and scoring six runs. The 27-year-old also only carried a .229 batting average across 48 major-league games last season, but his average jumped up to .332 over 58 games in Triple-A.

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• Cardinals' Alfonso Rivas: Hitting poorly in spring

  03/14/2024 • By RotoWire

  Rivas has gone 3-for-26 (.115) over 15 Grapefruit League games. Rivas' hold on a 40-man roster spot is tenuous at best after being waived by three teams in the offseason. He's stuck around with the Cardinals for a while, but his poor hitting in the spring has left him with little chance of leapfrogging Alec Burleson for a spot as a backup first baseman/outfielder. Rivas hit a poor .229 with a .725 OPS over 48 games between the Pirates and the Padres last season.

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• Cardinals' Alfonso Rivas: Scooped up by St. Louis

  01/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Cardinals claimed Rivas off waivers from the Angels on Monday. Even though spring training games are still about three weeks away, Rivas has already been well traveled this offseason. After being booted off the Pirates' 40-man roster shortly following the regular season, Rivas has been claimed and waived by both the Guardians and Angels before catching on with St. Louis on Monday. The Cardinals cleared room on the 40-man roster for Rivas by designating outfielder Moises Gomez for assignment, but the 27-year-old first baseman could be at risk of being cut once again if St. Louis needs to open up another roster spot at any point in the near future. Even though he was frequently shielded against left-handed pitching this past season, the lefty-hitting Rivas still finished with an unremarkable .229/.303/.422 slash line over 123 big-league plate appearances between the Padres and Pirates.

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