Cardinals trade proposal lands breakout 19 home run slugger

The St. Louis Cardinals are fighting for a postseason spot and could beryllium buyers astatine this year's MLB waste and acquisition deadline. While an outfielder isn't a awesome need, pinch nan concerning wounded to Lars Nootbaar, an outfielder could beryllium a sneaky pickup.

Zach Pressnell of Sports Illustrated projected a waste and acquisition that would person nan Cardinals and nan Miami Marlins linking up connected a deal. Miami would nonstop breakout slugger Kyle Stowers to nan Cardinals for a haul of players and prospects.

"St. Louis needs an impactful outfielder arsenic Jordan Walker has struggled astatine nan big-league level." Pressnell writes, "Adding an All-Star for illustration Stowers pinch nan powerfulness that he possesses would springiness nan Cardinals everything they thought they had pinch Walker."

While St. Louis could still effort to make things activity pinch Walker and support Nootbaar long-term, nan imaginable summation of Stowers would beryllium excessively awesome to walk up. The 27-year-old erstwhile apical Baltimore Orioles imaginable has been breaking retired this season.

Through 91 games, Stowers had 89 hits, 46 runs scored, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 19 location runs, 54 RBIs, 34 walks, and 97 strikeouts. He's hitting .293 connected nan year, pinch a .368 on-base and .543 slugging percentage.

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Stowers' .911 OPS would beryllium down only Ivan Herrera among Cardinals hitters pinch astatine slightest 100 at-bats. His violative accumulation astatine nan plate, mixed pinch coagulated outfield ability, would make Stowers a highly sought-after waste and acquisition target.

Teams pinch much dire needs successful nan outfield than nan Cardinals would beryllium vying for Stowers. Yet, if nan Cardinals could onshore nan breakout slugger, it'd beryllium a no-brainer move. He'd bolster nan outfield for years to travel and thief relieve nan sting of Walker not developing.

Walker mightiness moreover beryllium heading backmost to Miami arsenic portion of a imaginable deal, arsenic he still has unthinkable imaginable and could conscionable request a alteration of scenery.

But, for St. Louis, adding a furniture for illustration Stowers would beryllium an unthinkable move some for 2025 and successful nan agelong term. He's nether squad power done 2029 and would beryllium a halfway portion of nan Cardinals arsenic they move nan area and go apical contenders successful nan NL.

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