Friday, May 9, 2014

Cardinals Purchase The Contract Of Joey Butler From Triple-A Memphis, Option Randal Grichuk

The St. Louis Cardinals announced a pair of roster moves today in advance of their weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Right-handed hitting outfielder Joey Butler has been purchased from Memphis (AAA) and will be in uniform for tonight's game at PNC Park. The team also announced that rookie outfielder Randal Grichuk was optioned to Memphis yesterday.
St. Louis Official Site

The Cardinals search for more thump from the bench and possibly for the lineup led them to promote the hottest hitter on their Class AAA roster.
Cardinal Beat

The St. Louis Cardinals announced a pair of roster moves today in advance of their weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Right-handed hitting outfielder Joey Butler has been purchased from Memphis (AAA) and will be in uniform for tonight’s game at PNC Park. The team also announced that rookie outfielder Randal Grichuk was optioned to Memphis yesterday.
KMOX

The Cardinals will have another new face in uniform tonight as they begin their weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Right-handed hitting outfielder Joey Butler has been purchased from Memphis (AAA) and will be in uniform for tonight's game at PNC Park. The team also announced that rookie outfielder Randal Grichuk was optioned to Memphis yesterday.
KSDK

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the contract of Joey Butler has been purchased from Memphis and the outfielder will be in uniform for tonight’s game in Pittsburgh. In a corresponding move, the team has optioned Randal Grichuk to Memphis effective yesterday.
STL Baseball Weekly

The Cardinals, looking for more offense from their outfield, promoted Joey Butler from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
St. Louis Official Site

Tapping their organizational depth again, the Cardinals promoted an outfielder from Class AAA Memphis on Friday morning.
Fox Sport Midwest

In a move that could have significant implications for a separate outfielder - Peter Bourjos - the Cardinals announced today they are promoting 28-year old outfielder Joey Butler to the majors. He's hitting a whopping .360 in Memphis which actually ranks 5th in the Pacific Coast League.
KMOV

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