‘We’re going to trade people’: Cardinals president Mozeliak says changes are coming
The MLB Trade Deadline is lower than a month away and it sounds just like the St. Louis Cardinals are going to be promoting exhausting.
After a disappointing 38-52 first half of the season that has the Cardinals sitting final within the NL Central, Cardinals president John Mozeliak despatched out a message that can absolutely have groups calling.
“Right now, I can tell you that we’re going to trade people,” Mozeliak informed Martin Kilcoyne on his Kilcoyne Conversation. “I just don’t know if it’s going to be household names or just guys that aren’t likely to be here next year… we’re not going to just give away players. We want to get some value in return.”
Mozeliak is aware of that his workforce has needed to cope with some tough damage luck to start out 2023, however wasn’t going to let that affect his deadline choice making.
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“When you look at how things have unfolded, I don’t want to go through every little excuse we see,” said Mozeliak. “We know it hasn’t worked. We know changes have to happen.”
A need to make some adjustments doesn’t imply the Cardinals are fully giving up on this season, however Mozeliak did admit the strikes they make will likely be made with subsequent 12 months in thoughts.
“We’re not essentially waving the white flag, however all selections or all strikes we do are actually going to attempt to set us up for subsequent 12 months.”
One participant that could possibly be on his approach to a brand new workforce is Canadian outfielder Tyler O’Neill. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reported that O’Neill, together with Jordan Montgomery, Jack Flaherty and Jordan Hicks could possibly be the gamers the Cardinals select to maneuver.
O’Neill is slashing .228/.283/.377 with two dwelling runs for the Cardinals this season. He completed eighth in NL MVP voting in 2021.
Expect to see the Cardinals make loads of headlines when the Trade Deadline rolls round on Aug. 1.
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