The Marlins have taken a deliberate approach to the 2018 trade deadline. They know they’re sellers, but with so many controllable assets, Mike Hill and the front office feel no urgency to lower asking prices with five more days still to go until July 31. It’s actually an enviable position to be in...once you move past the whole “postseason hopes are totally dead” part of it.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals’ hopes are only mostly dead. Entering Thursday, FanGraphs pegs their playoff odds at 13.4 percent (and dropping). The Cards fired manager Mike Matheny, who reportedly enabled a toxic clubhouse culture.