Cardinals star Brendan Donovan listed as trade fit for AL contender

With nan St. Louis Cardinals correct connected nan brink of contention, immoderate are speculating whether they will beryllium buyers aliases sellers astatine nan MLB waste and acquisition deadline.

While galore would person assumed they would beryllium sellers astatine nan opening of nan play fixed nan younker connected their team, they person outperformed expectations. At 36-31, they are presently 2 games retired of nan Wild Card. They are correct connected nan brink of looking to make a tally now aliases support building for nan future.

The Athletic’s Jim Bowden believes nan Cardinals could still spell nan seller route, listing a fistful of Cardinals players arsenic waste and acquisition targets for nan apical contenders successful his “MLB waste and acquisition targets to reside nan biggest request for each contending team” article.

One Cardinal listed arsenic a imaginable target is 2nd baseman Brendan Donovan, who could beryllium looked astatine by nan New York Yankees. Here is what Bowden had to opportunity astir it:

“The Yankees would for illustration an violative upgrade for some DJ LeMahieu and Oswald Peraza and tin do truthful astatine either 2nd aliases 3rd guidelines since Jazz Chisholm Jr. is consenting to play either position. I for illustration nan fresh pinch Donovan because he’s a coagulated two-way player, but nan Cardinals are not willing successful moving him since they’re successful nan race.”

Based connected Bowden’s comments, it would return a beautiful important skid for nan Cardinals to consciousness nan request to waste and acquisition their astir productive hitter. On nan disconnected chance this happens, Donovan (.310 AVG, .819 OPS) would beryllium a awesome upgrade complete LeMahieu (.277 AVG, .765 OPS) and Peraza (.172 AVG, .568 OPS).