By Chris Brown – STL Baseball Today

UPDATE: The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon that they’ve claimed utility-man Ty Kelly off of waivers from the Cardinals after he was designated for assignment on Tuesday. Kelly will join the Blue Jay’s AAA team in Buffalo.

Read more from the original report below…

In order to clear room for top prospect Stephen Piscotty’s promotion to the big-leagues, the Cardinals designated AAA Memphis veteran utility-man Ty Kelly for assignment on Tuesday.

Originally a 13th-round pick by the Orioles back in 2009, Kelly was traded to the Cardinals by the Mariners in exchange for minor-league pitcher Sam Gaviglio back in November of last year. In parts of four seasons at the AAA level Kelly is a .261/.381/.379 hitter, although he’s struggled to just a .203/.317/.287 batting line this season with just 2 home runs and 21 RBI.

The 27-year-old spent time at all three outfield spots as well as second and third base this season.

 

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