Cardinals' Breakout All-Star Shockingly Tabbed Potential Trade Bait
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The St. Louis Cardinals are in a weird spot as an organization right now. They're seemingly built to rebuild, especially considering their front office is in a transitional period. But the roster is winning.
This puts them in a bad spot at the trade deadline. If they buy again and fall short of postseason success, the season will feel like a waste. But if the front office sells in the middle of a winning stretch, the fan base will be upset.
Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently made the shocking suggestion that the Cardinals could look to trade All-Star utilityman Brendan Donovan in the coming weeks. Rymer noted that it's unlikely, but still a possibility.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 15: (L to R) Eugenio Suárez #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Elly De La Cruz #44 of the Cincinnati Reds, Brendan Donovan #33 of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Matt Olson...
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 15: (L to R) Eugenio Suárez #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Elly De La Cruz #44 of the Cincinnati Reds, Brendan Donovan #33 of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves look on during the seventh inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park on July 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. More
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"Though there has been nothing recently, Donovan has occasionally popped up in trade rumors in the past," Rymer wrote. "Now would arguably be a good time to make him available, and not just because this is probably as high as his value is going to go. It's a matter of public knowledge that the Cardinals will be undergoing a transition after 2025, with Chaim Bloom set to inherit the front office from John Mozeliak.
"If the team continues to fade in the NL playoff race, it would be wise to get a head start on the process. The present isn't special, after all, and the future is clouded by a mediocre farm system. If nothing else, trading Donovan would help the latter."
It would be quite a bombshell move if the Cardinals made this decision.
However, as Rymer notes, it's very unlikely. Still, if a team is willing to severely overpay for Donovan, the Cardinals could consider dealing him at his highest value.
The star's ceiling isn't much higher than he's playing right now, so his trade value will only go down from here.
The Cardinals will likely make the right decision to hold onto him, but stranger things have happened.
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