If the Seattle Mariners really want Brendan Donovan, it's going to cost them. We found out over the weekend that they're one of two frontrunners for the St. Louis Cardinals second baseman, and that the Cardinals have asked about Jurrangelo Cijntje and Lazaro Montes.
This is all courtesy of Katie Woo of The Athletic, who tabbed the San Francisco Giants as the other team in the mix for the 2025 All-Star. Yet that feels like a bidding war the Mariners can win, as they have a better farm system to pull from in trade talks with the Cardinals, who are entering a rebuilding phase under Chaim Bloom.