St. Louis Cardinals select Matt Pushard

The St. Louis Cardinals have selected RHP Matt Pushard in the 1st-round of the MLB Rule 5 Draft from the Miami Marlins. Pushard, 28, was 4-5 with a 3.61 ERA, 49 games, 1 start, 5 holds, 4 saves, 62.1 innings, 73 strikeouts, 23 walks, and a whip of 1.16 in Triple-A Jacksonville in 2025. The wins, games, innings, and strikeouts were all career highs for Pushard.

Pushard had a career high (9) saves in 2023, combined between Single-A Jupiter, High-A Beloit, and Double-A Pensacola. 

In 2024, Pushard had a career high (14) holds, combined between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Jacksonville.

 

Overall, Pushard has played 4 minor league seasons. Pushard is 10-12 with a 3.21 ERA, 134 games, 1 start, 20 holds, 14 saves, 174 innings, 199 strikeouts, 67 walks, and a whip of 1.11.

The Cardinals 40-man roster now stands at 40.

Pushard seems like he's a late bloomer. Pushard seems like he's the most MLB-ready reliever. Pushard is great at getting strikeouts. It will be interesting to see if Pushard can make the Cardinals Opening Day roster in spring training. 

St. Louis Blues sign Robby Fabbri

 

The St. Louis Blues have signed center Robby Fabbri to a one-year, two-way contract. If in the NHL, Fabrri will earn $775,000 and $300,000 in the AHL. Fabbri, 29, played 44 games with 8 goals, 8 assists, 16 points, and a -6 with the Anaheim Ducks in 2024-2025. 

Fabbri helped the Blues win the Stanley Cup in 2018-2019.

Fabbri had his best season in 2015-2016. That season, Fabbri played 72 games with 18 goals, 19 assists, 37 points, and a -2. The games, goals, assists, and points were all career highs for Fabbri. 

Overall, Fabbri has played 9 NHL seasons. Fabbri has played 442 games with 106 goals, 110 assists, 216 points, and a -95. In the playoffs, Fabbri has played 30 games with 5 goals, 11 assists, 16 points, and a -3. 

Fabbri will join the Blues on Thursday in Nashville. 

The Blues have also placed center Jordan Kyrou on injured reserve. Kyrou, 27, has a lower-body injury,