Padres Trade Jedd Gyorko to Cardinals For Jon Jay

By Justin Hannah
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Updated: December 9, 2015

The winter meetings have been quite intriguing thus far and it is only Tuesday. Teams will continue to talk to one another as moves are starting to come to fruition.

This past hour San Diego Padres reporter Corey Brock reported that infielder Jedd Gyorko was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Padres received outfielder Jon Jay while giving cash considerations to the Cardinals.

The deal is official: #Padres get Jon Jay from the #Cardinals for Jedd Gyorko and cash considerations.

— Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) December 8, 2015

7.5 million is the amount the Padres will pay to the Cardinals. Gyorko still has a deal he signed for six years 35 million. It was also reported from Fox Sports MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal the amount St. Louis will absorb roughly 26 million of the remaining contract.

Clarification: Gyorko owed $33M. #STLCards taking on $26M. Not including Jay’s salary, #Padres save nearly $20M over next four years. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 8, 2015

The Padres ensure an outfielder as Justin Upton Jr rejected the one-year qualifying offer. Jon Jay played the last six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. Jay has a career batting average of (.287) with (29) career home runs and (229) RBIs.

St. Louis acquires infielder Jedd Gyorko whose career batting average is (.236) to go with (171) RBIs and (49) home runs. Gyorko is only 27 which makes the deal interesting for both teams.

As more information surfaces on the Padres and their offseason moves we will keep you up to date. The Padres will look to bolster the roster further throughout the winter meetings.

There will be plenty more deals to report on as the winter meetings are only in day three.

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