The St. Louis Cardinals had a pitching domino fall in the trade market when they shipped Sonny Gray to Boston and probably hold the keys to the next wave of transactions. Armed with the most popular trade target in the league, the Cardinals could have a utility opening to be filled if and when Brendan Donovan is sent out of St. Louis.
Willi Castro could be the Cardinals' next Brendan Donovan-lite
Recently, Chaim Bloom noted that the Cardinals were not looking to trade Donovan for nothing and would only be willing to send him elsewhere for the right price.