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17-07-2025
- Sport
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Cardinals predicted to potentially embrace fire sale at trade deadline
The St. Louis Cardinals are going to be an interesting team in the coming weeks. Their trade deadline strategy hinges on where they are in the standings on July 31. They haven't decided whether to buy, sell, both, or potentially stand pat. There are certainly several options available to them. The Cards have plenty of trade chips on expiring contracts, particularly in their bullpen, which includes Ryan Helsley, Steven Matz and Phil Maton. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report predicts that when all is said and done, St. Louis could be true sellers in the coming weeks. "Like Cincinnati, St. Louis squandered a chance to make a move in this crowded NL wild-card picture, breaking even in its six games at home against a pair of teams going nowhere fast. Wilting in the late innings of what was a bullpen game for the Braves on Saturday was the dagger, setting up what might be a 'Loser Embraces a Fire Sale' series with Arizona this weekend," Miller wrote. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Helsley, Matz and Maton could all bring back solid returns for a team that desperately needs more pitching in the farm system to set them up for 2026 and beyond. They are only 1 1/2 games back in the Wild Card race, but it's clear that their current roster, even if they add to it, is not capable of competing with the likes of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and others. It could be a long second half for the Cardinals, who are starting to show some signs of slowing down. Perhaps this could lead to them unloading some of their expiring contracts. They will have a new front office next season, so it makes sense to set Chaim Bloom up for success in 2026 and beyond. It will be interesting to see how St. Louis approaches the deadline. More MLB:
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11-07-2025
- Business
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MLB executive says Cardinals are 'linchpin' of MLB trade deadline
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the teams the baseball world will be looking at closely as the MLB trade deadline approaches. Whether it's due to them buying players or selling is still left to be decided. For that reason, an MLB executive, in a piece from Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal, Katie Woo, and Patrick Mooney for The Athletic, believes that the Cardinals are one of the most important teams at the trade deadline. Advertisement "The Cardinals can be a linchpin for a lot of teams," an MLB executive said. "They have a lot of players teams are interested in." St. Louis will be one of the most important teams at the MLB trade deadline, as this executive alludes to. They could sell off their players, which plenty of teams are interested in. They could look to move Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, Miles Mikolas, Erick Fedde, Ryan Helsley, Phil Maton, Steven Matz, and even Jordan Walker. There are also other players, like Lars Nootbaar, who could get moved for the right price. Overall, if St. Louis decides to sell, plenty of players would receive interest. However, the Cardinals are just one game out of the NL Wild Card, and could make a run, becoming buyers instead of sellers at the deadline. Advertisement MORE: Cardinals trade proposal sends Ryan Helsley to Phillies for two prospects If such a scenario played out, so many teams would miss out on potential trade targets, and it could make a seller's market a lot more favorable to selling teams once the Cardinals players are off the board. Cardinals' president of baseball operations John Mozeliak will have the chance to change the outlook of many teams at the trade deadline. The Cardinals, no matter which direction the team goes, will have a huge impact on the trade deadline. If they sell, teams will have the chance to add plenty of talented players. If they buy, those players will be off the market, and the Cardinals will compete in a buyers' market, making a crowded market more difficult to manage. Advertisement Also, St. Louis could decide to both buy and sell, or do neither and stand pat at the deadline. Regardless of their decision, a lot will be affected due to their decision. Of all the teams at the deadline, none can impact the baseball world quite like the Cardinals can. MORE MLB NEWS:
