Overview
- Multiple outlets report St. Louis and right-hander Dustin May have agreed to a one-year contract pending a physical, and the club has not announced the deal.
- May, 28, worked a career-high 132⅓ innings with a 4.96 ERA between the Dodgers and Red Sox in 2025, finishing the season on the injured list with right elbow neuritis.
- His arsenal features a sweeper with elite horizontal movement paired with a heavy sinker, though his average sinker velocity now sits around 94.5 mph after earlier peaks near 98.
- May’s injury history includes Tommy John surgery, a subsequent flexor tendon procedure, and a 2024 operation to repair a torn esophagus.
- The Cardinals are expected to slot him into a young rotation after trading Sonny Gray, treating the short-term deal as a high-upside bet that hinges on his health.