The Cardinals created a ripple rather than a splash eight minutes before Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline at 3 p.m. Monday.
After seeking an impact bat for the past month, the NL Central leaders at 2:52 p.m. traded for Atlanta Braves righthanded reliever Jorge Sosa the day after the Braves designated him for assignment.
Sosa's acquisition for Class AAA reliever Rich Scalamandre hardly jostled the baseball seismograph on a day when the second-place Cincinnati Reds continued their bullpen makeover and the Pittsburgh Pirates held their an annual clubhouse purge.
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Cards land Sosa near deadline
Cards land Sosa near deadline
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