On Monday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals released minor league outfielder Amaury Cazana, who is a seven-year veteran of the Cardinals' system. He spent the last few years bouncing back and forth between the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League.
The return of Shane Robinson to @memphisredbirds has led to the release of OF Amaury Cazana by the #stlcards.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) May 14, 2012
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The 33-year-old spent all or part of six seasons in triple-A, and most recently had been playing for the Memphis Redbirds. He was hitting .238/.297/.327 with two home runs and 13 RBI at the time of his release.
Cazana is a career .327 hitter in the minors.
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