The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off three trade deadline moves in their sell of this week, moving impending free agent relievers Ryan Helsley, Phil Maton, and Steven Matz to the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox, respectively.
Noticeably absent from the Cardinals' list of selling moves were any players with team control beyond 2025. Contenders from around the league came calling on names like JoJo Romero, Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Gorman, Brendan Donovan, and Alec Burleson, but none of them were moved for value at this deadline.
John Mozeliak's reason for sitting on his hands isn't going to sit well with many fans.