Dexter Fowler’s broken ankle he suffered in Friday night’s game vs the Pittsburgh Pirates, has made trading him more problematic for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals strategy to give Fowler substantial playing time in order to allow him to come out of his season long slump, will need to be re-thought.
I believe the John Mozeliak and the Cardinal front office were hoping the switch-hitting Fowler would be able to restore his offensive prowess during the second half of the season. This would make it easier to engineer an off-season trade and allow the Cardinals to get rid of most, if not all of Fowler’s remaining contract.