The Cardinals have announced that they have chosen the campaign Scott Hurst from their alternate site and fellow outsider as an option Lane Thomas. To make way for Hurst in their 40s, the Cardinals handed over the right hand Dakota Hudson from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL. Hudson underwent surgery in Tommy John last year, and he is unlikely to play this season.
The 25-year-old Hurst, a third round of the Cardinals in 2017, will make the major for the first time. He performed at the lower levels in his draft year and in 2018, when FanGraphs wrote: ‘Hurst, who is good at CF and above average in the corners, can get enough to play every day, but his likely ceiling looks more like a. ”
Hurst advanced to Double-A for the first time in 2019, the latest league season. He sees his numbers between this level and High-A, where he combined for a .217 / .287 / .299 line in 405 plate appearances.