Jordan Montgomery

ST. LOUIS -- Looking to add more depth and talent to their starting staff, the Cardinals traded injured center fielder Harrison Bader to the Yankees for ...

John Mozeliak on the addition of Jordan Montgomery: "We think we're getting someone that if we need a game in October, he's going to be someone that we can call upon." Montgomery admitted that it will be awkward for him to face many players he has teamed with since his time in the Minor Leagues, including MLB home run leader Aaron Judge. “Speaking [of] him, I would imagine he would be a bit stunned that he was being traded -- just as Harrison was. John Mozeliak on the addition of Jordan Montgomery: "We think we're getting someone that if we need a game in October, he's going to be someone that we can call upon." Asked by reporters in New York to describe what kind of the pitcher the Cardinals would be getting, Montgomery responded with this assessment: “Loves baseball, works hard, a good teammate and will die on the mound.” The 29-year-old was hard on himself in his assessment of how he pitched as a Yankee, saying: “I still don’t think I really performed the way I should’ve here. Montgomery admitted that it will be awkward for him to face many players he has teamed with since his time in the Minor Leagues, including MLB home run leader Aaron Judge.\n\n“It’s going to be weird because these are my guys,” Montgomery said, referring to the Yankees. “But whatever \\[the Cardinals\\] need me to do, I’ll do it. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-montgomery-cardinals-trade\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-montgomery-cardinals-trade\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"jordan-montgomery-cardinals-trade\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.3":{"content":"Bader, a Gold Glove center fielder in 2021, has been out since June 27 with a case of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Bader, a Gold Glove center fielder in 2021, has been out since June 27 with a case of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “First off, [Montgomery] is a really good guy, and from that standpoint, I think he’ll fit in great in our clubhouse,” Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said. “I’m trying not to read too much into it.”\n\nThe Yankees face the Cardinals in St. Louis over a three-game series this coming weekend. Despite the persistent foot pain all season, Bader equaled his career high in stolen bases (15) in just 72 games.\n\n“When \\[Yankees manager Aaron Boone\\] told me, he didn’t even know who the trade was for,” Montgomery said.