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The Cardinals have added Tres Barrera as a third catcher to their roster and plan to use former All-Star catcher Willson Contreras mostly as a designated hitter and sometimes in left field. Andrew Knizner will be the primary catcher. The team is looking to improve their execution and choices with two-strike pitches. The Cardinals have lost seven consecutive games and have the worst record in the National League.
Cardinals activate Adam Wainwright and call up Tres Barrera, while Willson Contreras will not catch over the next couple of weeks and will be used as a designated hitter and an outfielder. Andrew Knizner will take over primary catching duties. The Cardinals want to keep Contreras in the everyday lineup, as he has one of the top OPS marks on the team. The move creates another positional logjam with Nolan Gorman.
The St. Louis Cardinals have activated veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright from the 15-day IL and selected the contract of catcher Tres Barrera. Infielder Taylor Motter was designated for assignment, while Guillermo Zuniga was optioned to Triple-A. Wainwright will start today's game, and his return should help stabilize the Cardinals' struggling rotation. The selection of Barrera sees the Cardinals shift major off-season recruit Willson Contreras off catching duties, with Contreras now primarily seeing time at DH and in the outfield.
The Cardinals have added Tres Barrera as a third catcher to their roster and plan to use former All-Star catcher Willson Contreras mostly as a designated hitter and sometimes in left field. Andrew Knizner will be the primary catcher. The team is looking to improve their execution and choices with two-strike pitches. The Cardinals have lost seven consecutive games and have the worst record in the National League.