Rumor: Cardinals Acquire Maroth

Updated 3:51 pm: Reports out of Detroit are that the Cardinals have given up "a player to be named later." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it was for "players to be named later" (notice the plural). I believe the proverbial player to be named later is chosen from a list of players the team makes available. So, in this case, the Cardinals would provide a list and the Tigers would pick a player or players depending on the agreement. I'm not 100% on this so if some of our readers can fill us in on the process I'd be grateful.

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Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com is reporting that the Cardinals have acquired left handed pitcher Mike Maroth.

"Seeking to bolster their rotation, the Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitcher Mike Maroth from the Tigers, FOXSports.com has learned.

The trade is the Tigers' second in three days as they prepare for the returns of left-handers Kenny Rogers and Nate Robertson from the disabled list. On Wednesday, Detroit sent left-hander Wil Ledezma to the Braves for left-hander Macay McBride, in part because McBride can be sent to the minors without restriction while Ledezma would need to clear waivers before getting demoted.

The Cardinals have also been actively dealing this week. Maroth becomes the second pitcher St. Louis has added, after they signed right-hander Tomo Ohka to a minor-league contract on Tuesday."

No word yet on who the Cardinals gave up, although this winter a rumored deal between the Cardinals and Tigers had Encarnacion and Looper headed to Detroit for Maroth and Thames. I'll keep you updated as the information comes in.