MLB Team Cuts Ties With Former 2.23 ERA Cardinals’ Arm

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The Chicago Cubs have announced they’ll be designating former St. Louis Cardinal, Jake Woodford, for assignment. Woodford posted a 7.18 ERA over 26⅓ innings between Chicago and Milwaukee this season. Woodford, 29, was a first-round pick by St. Louis (39th overall) in the 2015 MLB Draft. Woodford posted a 2.23 ERA, 0.8 bWAR, and a 176 ERA+ through 48.1 innings. Since departing from St. Louis in 2024, he’s pitched for the Pirates, Brewers, White Sox, Diamondbacks, and most recently, the arch-rival Cubs.