Jared

Young

You can’t trade a player to an international team, but you can transfer them with a player’s agreement. Young has been one of the most productive hitters in Triple-A the last two years with the Cubs and Cardinals, and he should get a chance to play everyday in the KBO.

The procedural move opens up a spot on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster for Victor Scott II.

No real surprises here as there’s simply no room for Baker, Rivas or Young at the highest level at the moment in St. Louis. The trio will head to Triple-A Memphis to continue serving as extra organizational depth. The latest batch of cuts pretty much ensures that reliever Andre Pallante and reserve outfielder Michael Siani will make the Opening Day roster.

Young, 28, hit .186/.255/.465 in 47 plate appearances with the Cubs and .310/.417/.577 in Triple-A last season. He has experience at third and in the outfield corners, but first is where he belongs, and there’s no room for him there in St. Louis. The Cardinals also have Luken Baker as a first base-DH option, and we’d rate him a little higher than Young. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Young wind up back on waivers at some point.

Young gets caught up in Chicago’s roster crunch at the start of the offseason and loses his 40-man roster spot. The 28-year-old posted a .720 OPS with two homers and two steals in 47 plate appearances over 16 games this past season in the big leagues.

Young returns to the majors and will play first base while batting seventh. The 28-year-old spent time with the Cubs earlier this season, hitting .205/.279/.513 with two homers and two swipes across 43 plate appearances.

Young heads back to the minors with Jeimer Candelario returning for Wednesday’s critical matchup against the Braves.

Young has three triples and two homers over 44 plate appearances in his two stints with the Cubs, giving him a .513 slugging percentage in spite of a .205 average. He might be looking at more time against righties in place of Christopher Morel in the coming days.

Young was recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday and made an immediate impact with a pinch-hit triple that drove in a run, that evening against the Pirates. He’s stationed first base in 13 of his previous 14 games with the Cubs this season but will be the designated hitter on Friday. The remainder of the Cubs lineup is familiar while Miles Mastrobuoni will play third base for a third straight game and Miguel Amaya will crouch behind the plate to receive pitches from Jameson Taillon.

Young will get another opportunity at the big league level with Nick Madrigal (hamstring) landing on the injured list on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has hit just .171/.256/.371 with a homer and five RBI in 39 plate appearances with the Cubs this season.