In a surprise to some, the Cardinals added 28-year-old Bryan Torres to the 40 man roster on November 6th. This predated the 40-man deadline by a couple weeks, because unlike Cooper Hjerpe, Leonardo Bernal, and company, Torres had spent seven seasons in the minors, and thus would have qualified for free agency. They added him so that he could stay in the organization. It is, in my opinion, a big sign that the Cardinals may think there’s a future with Torres, most likely as a bench player.

If you’re not deep into following the minor leagues, you probably don’t know who this is. This is normal. Torres is typically not a player whose name you ever need to learn. In fact, there’s a comparable player to him on the Memphis roster. Matt Lloyd, who will 30 next March, was signed out of independent

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