The St. Louis Cardinals' fire sale shows no signs of slowing down. Most recently, Chaim Bloom sent former Chicago Cubs star Willson Contreras to Boston in a trade that added a big bat to the Red Sox' lineup and gives the team an insurance policy if they whiff in their pursuit of a reunion with Alex Bregman.
Contreras, who turns 34 in May, spent the last three seasons in St. Louis after joining the Cubs' hated rival on the heels of the 2022 campaign. He was, more or less, a 3.0 bWAR player during that stretch and remains a solidly above-average bat (127 OPS+) and that's where the Red Sox see him bringing the most value: at the plate, not behind it.