{"id":586068,"date":"2026-02-22T05:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T05:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/586068\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T05:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T05:53:54","slug":"cardinals-designate-zak-kent-for-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/586068\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Designate Zak Kent For Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cardinals have designated right-hander Zak Kent<\/a> for assignment, the team announced. The move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Ramon Urias<\/a>, who agreed to a one-year deal. St. Louis claimed Kent off waivers from the Rangers earlier this week.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a whirlwind offseason for Kent, with the Cardinals at the center of it. The club picked him up off waivers from the Guardians back in December. After about a month in the organization, he lost his spot when St. Louis landed left-hander\u00a0Justin Bruihl<\/a>. The Rangers claimed Kent, but bumped him off the roster when they signed left-hander\u00a0Jordan Montgomery<\/a>. Kent\u2019s most recent stint with the Cardinals lasted just five days.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old had an unremarkable debut with Cleveland this past season. He pitched to a 4.58 ERA in 17 2\/3 innings. Kent showed a three-pitch arsenal in his 12 appearances, throwing each of his four-seamer, slider, and curveball at least 25% of the time. The righty used the slider on nearly 40% of his offerings. It held opponents to a .138 batting average. The slider was also his best whiff pitch.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s likely the Triple-A numbers that have teams intrigued by Kent. He has a career 3.74 ERA in 122 2\/3 innings at the level. Kent posted back-to-back seasons with a K\/9 above 11 at Columbus. He had a sub-3.00 ERA with a 31.4% strikeout rate in 34 appearances with the Clippers in 2025.<\/p>\n

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