The St. Louis Cardinals, if actually interested in Josh Donaldson, are most certainly buyers at and before the deadline. While it makes good sense to have interest in Donaldson, something about it feels a touch odd to me. Let me explain.
The first red flag to the rumor, to me, is the performance of Jedd Gyorko. If the St. Louis Cardinals were absent Gyorko, who is playing third almost regularly now in the absence of Jhonny Peralta, then I could completely see the Birds going after Donaldson. That said though, why invest the big money for this spot when Gyorko is slashing .