The Giants’ trade for Robbie Ray required a bit of long-term vision. When the deal with the Mariners was announced in January 2024, Ray was in the middle of a grueling rehab from Tommy John and flexor tendon surgery.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cardinals as Cardinals Landed Next Robbie Ray, Per MLB Analyst. The St. Louis Cardinals had the No. 5 pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft and used it to select left-handed flamethrower Liam Doyle out of Tennessee.

Giants Robbie Ray has seen change since pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He revamped his mechanics, won a Cy Young and had Tommy John surgery.

If there was one thing that changed for Robbie Ray, stuff-wise, between 2020 and 2021, it was that Ray recovered his old fastball velocity. After sitting 94-95 from 2016 to 2018, ...

Robbie Ray gets Francisco Alvarez to ground into a double play, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 4th inning

Trailing 7-2, the Giants (52-48) climbed within a run with a four-run sixth inning but ultimately fell 8-6 in losing their fifth straight game.