As if the St. Louis Cardinals' starting lineup wasn't already thin enough as the 2025 season winds down, they are about to lose another key cog in their core for the final few weeks of the season.
Sitting at 74-78, the Cardinals are 18.5 games back of the Brewers in the National League Central and 4.5 games back of the New York Mets in the Wild Card race, but their season has been over for many weeks now. Sure, the television broadcast keeps bringing up that there's technically still a chance, but outside of a literal miracle, there is no way the Cardinals jump the Mets, Diamondbacks, Reds, and Giants to sneak into the playoffs.