The St. Louis Cardinals are adding another pitching prospect to their system.
After trading Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox earlier this offseason, the deal included a player to be named later. That player has now been identified. According to SoxProspects.com, St. Louis will receive Class-A pitcher Patrick Galle to finalize the trade.
“Salem RHP Patrick Galle has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals as the player to be named later in the Sonny Gray trade,” the official SoxProspect.com X account shared. “Boston drafted him in the 17th round last year as a DE sophomore out of Ole Miss. A relief-only arm, he shows premium velocity but needs to work on his control and secondaries.”
Andrew Parker of Baseball Now confirmed that the trade is now complete.
It was a big trade for both sides. The Red Sox got an All-Star-level starting pitcher and $20 million in cash to cover part of his contract. The Cardinals received young flamethrower Richard Fitts, No. 9 prospect Brandon Clarke and a player to be named, or cash. Galle is the player to be named later to complete the deal.
Who is Patrick Galle?
Patrick Galle was taken by Boston in the 17th round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of the University of Mississippi. His final college season was limited to just eight appearances, and his numbers weren’t particularly strong—he posted a 9.00 ERA with a 9-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio over seven innings. However, he performed much better that same year in the Cape Cod League, recording a 1.04 ERA across eight outings for the Wareham Gatemen.
After being drafted, Galle appeared three times for Class-A Salem, where he had a 5.06 ERA. So far this season, he’s made one appearance, giving up one earned run over two innings.
At 22 years old, Galle is still a raw prospect who hasn’t progressed beyond Class-A. Still, his fastball—reportedly nearing triple digits—makes him an intriguing pickup. While skills like mechanics can be refined, elite velocity is much harder to develop. If the Cardinals can help him harness that natural ability, he could eventually grow into a useful bullpen arm.
