The Cardinals have strong interest in White Sox right-hander , according to a report from this morning. Fedde is among a number of controllable pieces that the White Sox have this summer, alongside breakout left-hander and star center fielder Fedde, 31, lacks the star power of either Crochet or Robert but is nonethele s one of the most attractive pieces Maikel Garcia Jersey expected to be available this summer. The former first-round pick was a consensus top-100 prospect in baseball in the late 2010s but generally struggled at the big league level after debuting with the Nationals back in 2017. In parts of six season with the club, Fedde posted a lackluster 5.41 ERA in 102 appearances, including 88 starts. Those struggles led Fedde to depart affiliate ball to pitch in the Korea Baseball Organization last year, and the stint overseas hardly couldve gone better for the righty. In an MVP campaign for the NC Dinos, Fedde posted a sterling 2.00 ERA in 180 1/3 innings of work acro s 30 starts while striking out 29.5% of batters faced. The rightys succe s overseas earned him renewed stateside interest this past winter, and the White Sox ultimately pounced by offering him a . The deal has gone about as well as anyone couldve have hoped so far. Through 19 starts this season, Fedde appears to be an entirely different pitcher than he was in his days with the Nationals. His 21.6% strikeout rate is a near-match for his career-best mark from 2021, and his 6.6% walk rate is by far the lowest of his MLB career. After allowing a whopping 18.1% of his fly balls to the leave the yard for home runs during his time with the Nationals, Fedde has greatly improved in that regard this year as well with just 9.2% of his fly balls ending up in the stands so far. In all, thats left Fedde with an excellent 2.99 ERA (138 ERA+) and a solid 3.53 FIP (82 FIP-) in 111 1/3 innings of work this season. That sort of production would be welcome in virtually any contenders rotation, and its surely all the more enticing for clubs that Fedde is under control for the 2025 season at a bargain $7.5MM price tag as well. That combination of low financial cost, team control, and production makes Fedde a strong candidate for virtually any pitching-hungry team in the league, so its easy to see why the Cardinals would have interest in the right-handers services. Injury woes have kept veteran lefty out of action since late April, forcing the Cardinals to rely on pieces like and to fill out the rotation behind , , , and . Even that front quartet has yielded mix results, with Gray and Gibsons solid numbers being offset by the struggles of Lynn and Mikolas. Altogether, Cardinals starters this season have delivered a lackluster 4.43 ERA that ranks in the bottom ten among all major league clubs. Despite those woes in the rotation, St. Louis has surged since an early-season slump and is currently sitting at a 52-47 record that places them firmly in the NL Wild Card picture and just five games back of the Brewers for the NL Central crown. The addition of a quality, playoff-caliber starter to their rotation would be a huge boost not only for their chances of making it into the postseason, but also for their odds in a potential Wild Card series, where Fedde could pair with Gray to make an impre sive front two that could go toe-to-toe with most contenders in the NL. Whats more, Feddes additional year of team control could make him a particularly attractive option for a club that currently boasts 33-year-old Matz as the youngest arm in the rotation, and could stand to lose both Gibson and Lynn to free agency this winter if the club declines their club options on the veteran duo. Austin Cox Jersey