Zak Kent

The Cardinals have claimed right-hander Zak Kent off waivers from the Rangers, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Texas had designated Kent for assignment last week to clear space for left-hander Jordan Montgomery. St. Louis designated infielder Bryan Ramos for assignment to add Kent, per Goold. Ramos was claimed off waivers from the Orioles…

Zak Kent is headed to St. Louis on a waiver claim

The 27-year-old right-hander had been designated for assignment by the Rangers over the weekend. Kent registered a 4.58 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and a 16/8 K/BB ratio over 17 2/3 innings in 12 appearances with the Guardians in 2025. Given the current makeup of the Cardinals' bullpen, he should have a decent shot at cracking the Opening Day roster as long as he doesn't implode during Grapefruit League play.

Ramos was claimed off of waivers from the Orioles in early February, but he gets the boot from the Cardinals' 40-man roster to make room for the addition of Zak Kent on Monday. Ramos has already changed teams a couple of times since the end of the 2025 season and he could once again attract interest on waivers.