The St. Louis Cardinals worked on Wednesday to trade Stephen Piscotty closer to his home in the Bay Area to be near his ailing mother. According to a report, he is heading to the Oakland A’s.
Fan Rag Sports’ Jon Heyman reported Wednesday evening that the A’s and Cardinals agreed on a trade that sends two prospects to the Cardinals for Piscotty.
Sources: A’s are in agreement on a trade to acquire Stephen Piscotty. Two minors leaguers go to cards in deal.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 14, 2017
Piscotty’s mother was diagnosed with ALS this year, and the Cardinals were trying to accommodate him by looking for a deal to send him to either the Giants or A’s. Here’s what Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told the Post Dispatch’s Derrick Goold about their intentions.
From the great @dgoold, comments from Mike Matheny that make it clear Cards would like to help Piscotty get back to the Bay Area. Piscotty’s mom was diagnosed with ALS this year: pic.twitter.com/hi6Q5XWz9B
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 13, 2017
Piscotty is from Pleasanton, which is in the East Bay and close to Oakland, so they couldn’t have done a better job of trying to help him out.
The Cardinals acquired outfielder Marcell Ozuna in a trade with Miami earlier in the day, which enabled them to deal Piscotty.
Piscotty, 26, signed a six-year, $33.5 million extension with the Cardinals last April and is under team control through 2023.
