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Let go by St. Louis Rondon was non-tendered by the Cardinals on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Rondon isn't yet arbitration eligible, but the Cardinals still opted to not tender him a contract for 2022. The 27-year-old appeared in 63 games for St. Louis last season and hit .263/.322/.413 with three homers, nine RBI and 13 runs in 90 plate appearances.

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals win 17th straight, clinch 2nd NL wild card spot

Dylan Carlson, Nolan Arenado and Jose Rondon homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to 17 games and clinched an NL wild card ber...

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Knocks homer Friday Rondon hit a two-run home run in his lone at-bat during an 8-5 win over the Cubs in the first game of Friday's doubleheader.

Impact The 27-year-old has almost exclusively been limited to a pinch-hitting role over the last month. Rondon's homer Friday was his second of the year. He's added a .271/.333/.400 slash line with seven RBI, 12 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in 78 plate appearances, but he has no path to regular playing time at this late date in the season.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Arenado homers in 3rd straight, Cards finish sweep of Royals

Nolan Arenado homered for the third straight game, Tyler O’Neill hit one right after him and the St. Louis Cardinals completed an in-state sweep of the Kansas City Royals 7-2

AUGUST 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Singles, scores as pinch hitter Rondon entered Sunday's loss to the Royals as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-1 with a run.

Impact The sparsely-used utilityman has continued to make occasional appearances in a pinch-hit capacity, with Sunday's marking his fourth overall since the calendar flipped to August. Given his irregular usage, Rondon is a fantasy consideration in only deep formats at the moment, despite a .261 average and .327 on-base percentage.

AUGUST 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs pinch-hit homer Rondon entered Tuesday's loss to the Cubs as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and slugged a solo home run in his only plate appearance.

Impact Rondon hasn't logged a start since June 16, but he continues to make intermittent pinch-hit appearances. He's usually found success difficult to come by in that role, however, as he'd gone hitless over his previous eight plate appearances across nine games.

JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wainwright wins fourth straight decision, Cards beat Giants

Nolan Arenado and Edmundo Sosa homered to back Adam Wainwright’s fourth straight winning decision, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run single in the fourth inning, and the St. Louis Car...

JULY 7, 2021 • Associated Press

Comes through as pinch hitter Rondon entered Tuesday's win over the Marlins as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, recording a single and a stolen base in his only plate appearance.

Impact Rondon's presence proved pivotal to the Cardinals' success, as his steal of second base and advancement to third on a throwing error positioned him to come home with St. Louis' first run of the game in the sixth inning. The versatile utility man is seeing only occasional playing time and does not yet have an extra-base hit through 24 plate appearances, so his fantasy value remains significant capped.

JUNE 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Goldschmidt hits game-ending HR, Cardinals beat Marlins 2-1

Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning and drove in both St. Louis runs as the Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 2-1

JUNE 16, 2021 • Associated Press

On base three times in loss Rondon went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Reds on Sunday.

Impact Rondon drew his fourth start in his last six games, and he snapped out of a brief 0-for-11 slump with his first multi-hit effort since May 30. The 27-year-old utility man is slashing .222/.333/.222 across 21 plate appearances since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29.

JUNE 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pair of hits in start Rondon went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Impact Just called up from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, Rondon drew his first start of 2021 after appearing as in-game replacement the night prior. The 27-year-old started at third base Sunday, and his ability to fill in at both the keystone and hot corner could continue affording him occasional playing time while he remains up with the big-league club.

MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Call-up on tap Rondon (not injury related) is slated to be called up by the Cardinals on Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Rondon was placed on the temporary inactive list Friday so he could play in the Olympic qualifiers for Venezuela, but it appears as though he'll join the major-league roster instead. Rondon hasn't appeared in the big leagues since 2019 and will likely serve in a depth role after he slashed .235/.301/.482 with six home runs and 19 RBI in 21 games with Triple-A Memphis to begin the year.

MAY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE