The St. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Tommy Pham against the Tampa Bay Rays for three minor leagues.

The Rays will send minor leagues Justin Williams, Genesis Cabrera and Roel Ramirez, as well as money to international slot machines, to the Pardinals for Pham, 30, who beat 23 homers and posted a .917 OPS in 2017.

During the season he managed 14 home runs, but he experienced declines in batting average – up to .248 – as well as on base and slugging, with his OPS sitting at 0.730.

With the Rays, he will form a potentially elitist battlefield with Kevin Kiermaier, a former Gold Glove center player, and Mallex Smith, the leading outfielder.

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The Cardinals, meanwhile, had an abundance of outside field and were one of the most enigmatic teams in the game – 54-52, fourth at NL Central and 7 1/2 games away. from the first. Earlier this month, they fired Manager Mike Matheny.

Williams, an outfielder, and Cabrera, a 21-year-old left-handed left-hander, were 14 and 25 No. 7 of the Rays, respectively. Cabrera dropped 124 hitter in 112 innings at AA Montgomery (Alabama). Williams has reached the AAA class, where he hits .258. He was a second-round pick in 2013.