06.03.2009 1:45 pm
Cardinals release former first-rounder Tyler Herron
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOWER GROVE — Once among the highly regarded young pitchers in the St. Louis Cardinals system, righthander Tyler Herron, a first-round pick in the 2005 draft, has been released by the club, farm director/vice president Jeff Luhnow confirmed this afternoon.
Herron had been a member of the Class AA Springfield rotation, where he was 2-4 with a 4.34 ERA. In 45 2/3 innings this season the righthander had walked 22 and struck out 37. He is…
