Cardinals acquire Brandon Moss from Indians for lefty Rob Kaminsky

He’s had a very Brandon Moss season this year, posting a miniscule. But his inconsistency at the plate proved to one of biggest factors in the Indians surrendering what remains of this season to retool for next year.

The short and disappointing union between the Indians and Brandon Moss is over. The Tribe actually seems to have got the better of each of those deals, acquiring LHP Marc Rzepczynski for Class A (now A+) infielder prospect Juan Herrera in 2013, and then dumping around $4MM of Justin Masterson’s salary last year while receiving AA (now AAA) OF prospect James Ramsey as an added bonus.

Although Moss was only hitting. He had the most at-bats of any Indians player with runners in scoring position, but was hitting only.

On Tuesday night, the Indians sent outfielder David Murphy to the Angels for minor league shortstop Eric Stamets. That decision depends as much on the health of Adams and Holliday and the club’s comfort with their depth as it does Moss’ health and production.

Cleveland acquired the 31-year-old Moss from the Oakland Athletics this past offseason, and results have been mixed. His. He has one year left before free agency.

The Indians acquired Moss in a December 2014 trade for Joey Wendle, the team’s 2012 sixth-round pick. In fact, Reyonlds and Moss are now teammates on the Cardinals.

The 5-foot-11, 191-pound left-hander has spent the entire season in the Florida State League at High-A Palm Beach, going 6-5 with a 2.09 ERA (94.2IP, 82H, 29R/22ER, 0HR, 28BB, 79SO) across 17 games/starts for the Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals and their new acquisition Brandon Moss will open a four-game weekend series against the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium. He’s struck out 79 and walked 28 in 94 and 2/3 innings. He entered the 2015 season as the No. 5 prospect in the Cardinals’ system, according to Baseball America.