The St. Louis Cardinals announced near the trade deadline that they had traded center field prospect Oscar Mercado to the Cleveland Indians. Was the return worth the give?
The St. Louis Cardinals received CF prospect Conner Capel and RF prospect Jhon Torres. Two for one is normally a good get, but having given up the speedster who was showing real life, to me, just doesn’t feel like a win.
Let’s take a look. First, let’s look at Mercado who- to me- was the center fielder of the Cardinals future.