The St. Louis Cardinals, and Chaim Bloom specifically, didn't like what was offered to them in trades at the deadline.
At this year's trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals followed through on their original plan. While rumors surrounding their players with multiple years of team control began to fly leading up to the deadline, the Cardinals opted to hold on to players like Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson, Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Gorman, and Ivan Herrera. Each of these players has at least two years of team control left, and they're all still with the team.