PT TODAY: Cards shuffle up at SS with DeJong demotion

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Cardinals | Paul DeJong sent to the minors
St. Louis Cardinals SS Paul DeJong was optioned to Class AAA Memphis on Tuesday, May 10.  Source: The Athletic - Katie Woo
 
BHQ take: DeJong hit 74 homers in his first three seasons with the Cardinals, including 30 in 2018. That led the Cardinals to sign him to a six-year contract that includes $9 million in 2023. DeJong has been in decline since 2018, and so far in 2022, he’s hitting only .130 (.177 xBA) with one homer in 77 at-bats. We’ve made a major reduction in his projected playing time, but we’ll leave him with a good number of projected at-bats on the...

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