Charleston native James Naile removed from Cardinals roster

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KFVS) - James Naile of Charleston, Mo. has been removed from the 40-man roster of the St. Louis Cardinals.

This comes after he has been designated for assignment.

The announcement comes from the official St. Louis Cardinals Twitter page. They announced they had acquired Left-handed Pitcher Anthony Misiewicz from Kansas City. To make room on the 40-player roster, Right-handed Pitcher Naile was designated for assignment.

According to MLB.com, when a player’s contract is designated for assignment, that player is immediately removed from the team’s 40-man roster. Within seven days of that decision, Naile can either be traded or placed on irrevocable outright waivers.