With less than a week to go until the MLB trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals have plenty of moves they can make to improve their club for 2026 and beyond. How the Cardinals handle their assets could have major implications for a number of years.
While there is a ton of buzz around who they could sell and even assets that they could repurpose to better fit Chaim Bloom's vision for the club moving forward, to me, the most interesting thing to think about is how a collection of decisions could come together to make for an excellent trade deadline.