Cardinals potential Trade Deadline strikes as sellers
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Changes are coming in St. Louis. What which means, precisely, stays to be seen.
The Cardinals hit the break with a 38-52 file, placing them on tempo for his or her first 90-loss season since 1990. St. Louis is 11.5 video games behind the Reds within the NL Central and 11 video games out of a Wild Card spot, placing president of baseball operations John Mozeliak in an unfamiliar place because the Trade Deadline attracts nearer.
Speaking with FOX 2 in St. Louis this week, Mozeliak mentioned that whereas the membership is “not necessarily waving the white flag” on the 2023 season, he plans to method the upcoming Trade Deadline with a watch on ’24.
“Right now, I can tell you that we’re going to trade people,” Mozeliak mentioned. “I simply do not know if it’ll be family names or extra of fellows that simply aren’t seemingly going to be right here subsequent 12 months. It’s simple to speak about what we might or might not do in the intervening time, however we’re not going to only give away gamers.
“We wish to get some worth in return. We wish to get some return that is going to assist us for 2024, and that is going to be actually our focus as we enter the buying and selling interval.”
What might be in retailer for the Cardinals between now and Aug. 1?
The very first thing Mozeliak should do is determine if he plans to construct his 2024 workforce round Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt, the workforce’s two prime sluggers. If Mozeliak is critical about retooling for a run subsequent 12 months, there’s no cause to imagine he would commerce both of them.
“We hope we can keep our core together and then supplement it properly,” Mozeliak mentioned.
Trading Goldschmidt — final 12 months’s NL Most Valuable Player — could be a extra life like situation than an Arenado deal, as the primary baseman has only one 12 months and $25.33 million remaining on his contract. Arenado is signed for 4 extra assured years at $109 million past this season and possesses a full no-trade clause, so he must approve any deal.
Given that Arenado selected to not choose out of his contract after the 2021 season, it appears unlikely that he would look to be traded, particularly if the entrance workplace views this disappointing season as a one-year hiccup. But if Mozeliak decides to look past 2024 and attempt to rebuild relatively than reload, Arenado could be his finest commerce chip.
The query then turns into whether or not the third baseman would approve a deal, although it’s believed he would take into account such an choice if a workforce such because the Dodgers or Yankees got here calling.
If Arenado and Goldschmidt aren’t going wherever, which gamers is likely to be on the transfer throughout the subsequent three weeks?
The three that stand out are Jordan Montgomery, Jack Flaherty and Jordan Hicks, all of whom are slated to turn into free brokers on the finish of the season. Montgomery completed the primary half 4-0 with a 1.46 ERA in his last six begins, although he left his final outing with a hamstring damage. If that proves to be minor as anticipated, the lefty ought to present Mozeliak with a powerful asset to deal to pitching-needy contenders.
Flaherty’s season has been higher than his general numbers point out, as he allowed 22 earned runs in three horrific begins — the identical quantity he’s given up in his different 14 outings mixed. He completed the primary half with 12 2/3 scoreless innings in wins over the Yankees and Marlins, so a powerful July would set the Cards up with one other interesting rental choice to commerce.
Hicks has additionally been excellent since taking on the nearer position in mid-June, and provided that he’s owed lower than $1 million for the rest of the season, contenders everywhere in the league might be clamoring to amass reasonably priced bullpen expertise. Fellow reliever Chris Stratton, one other impending free agent, is also dealt.
Long-term controllable gamers are unlikely to be a part of Mozeliak’s promoting technique, however Paul DeJong and Tyler O’Neill may turn into commerce bait provided that they’re underneath membership management past 2023.
DeJong has a $12.5 million membership choice ($2 million buyout) for 2024 and a $15 million membership choice ($1 million buyout) for ’25, whereas O’Neill might be arbitration-eligible for the third and last time this winter.
St. Louis’ No. 1 prospect is shortstop Masyn Winn, making DeJong expendable if a contender comes calling. O’Neill has been expendable for fairly a while given the Cardinals’ glut of outfielders, so it wouldn’t be a shock to see him moved with just one 12 months remaining earlier than free company.
Another participant with an expiring contract is Adam Wainwright, who landed on the injured checklist final week with a proper shoulder pressure following a three-start stretch that noticed him quit 17 earned runs over eight innings.
The 41-year-old has pitched his complete 18-year profession with the Cardinals and has mentioned he plans to retire on the finish of the season, so whereas there’s minimal likelihood he will get traded, the query is whether or not he’ll even be given the possibility to return in 2023.
“He certainly wants to come back and pitch; he really wants to prove he can do this,” Mozeliak mentioned. “But there is a bodily aspect to this, and out of respect for what he is accomplished for this group, we’re actually going to attempt to enable for that to occur.
“But we additionally need to be life like. If it is not going to occur, then that web page might need to be turned.”
