1 player the St. Louis Cardinals should steal from each NL West team

Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after the third out of the fourth inning against Wilmer Flores #41 of the San Francisco Giants in game 5 of the National League Division Series at Oracle Park on October 14, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after the third out of the fourth inning against Wilmer Flores #41 of the San Francisco Giants in game 5 of the National League Division Series at Oracle Park on October 14, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after the third out of the fourth inning against Wilmer Flores #41 of the San Francisco Giants in game 5 of the National League Division Series at Oracle Park on October 14, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after the third out of the fourth inning against Wilmer Flores #41 of the San Francisco Giants in game 5 of the National League Division Series at Oracle Park on October 14, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Los Angeles Dodgers: Juilo Urias

He is a young, innings eating, strike-throwing lefty. It would take a lot of trade chips, but getting Julio Urias would be amazing for the Cardinals.

Urias is eligible for free agency in 2024 but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see either the Dodgers, or a team he’s traded to, sign him long-term to avoid arbitration.

In 2021, Urias had an amazing season going 20-3 in 32 games started. He had 185.2 innings thrown and tossed 195 strikeouts. Urias’ curveball is his put-away pitch. He also relies on a four-seam fastball and a changeup. He uses a slider and a sinker sparingly.

Urias will be a fun pitcher to watch. It would be even more fun if he were in a Cardinals uniform. As mentioned before, the Cardinals are always looking for pitching and this would be a good one to try to get.