Latest Report Could Narrow Suitors For Cardinals’ All-star

The St. Louis Cardinals continued their rebuild earlier this week erstwhile they yet shipped Nolan Arenado out. They sent him to nan Arizona Diamondbacks aft a agelong saga making love backmost to past offseason.

Now, they’ll move their attraction to trading Brendan Donovan, their only All-Star successful 2025. The seasoned 2nd baseman is nether squad power until 2028, which makes him an charismatic waste and acquisition piece, and nan Cardinals could get a batch for him.

Among nan suitors are nan Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners. However, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic notes that Donovan whitethorn not beryllium nan champion fresh for Boston and besides won’t beryllium capable for nan Red Sox to waste and acquisition definite prospects.

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Red Sox May Not Be Best Match For Cardinals

“St. Louis Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan mightiness not move nan needle arsenic overmuch but could still beryllium a fresh fixed his coagulated defense astatine 2nd (2 OAA) and bat-to-ball skills, but nan Red Sox apt aren’t going to connection [Payton] Tolle, [Connelly] Early aliases [Brayan] Bello for him moreover if he’s nether squad power done 2028,” McCaffrey wrote.

Donovan deed .287 pinch 10 location runs and a .775 OPS during nan regular play successful 2025. The Cardinals person already made 2 trades pinch nan Red Sox, having sent Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray there. 

Boston is besides pursuing Bo Bichette aft losing Alex Bregman, and they person a batch of left-handed bats. But if nan Cardinals are going to nonstop Donovan to Boston, they apt aren’t going to onshore immoderate of Boston’s apical pitching prospects aliases Bello. 

Ultimately, that could constrictive nan database of suitors for Donovan down to nan Mariners and Giants. Adam Jude of nan Seattle Times reports that Donovan is nan apical privilege for nan Mariners arsenic nan offseason progresses.

Donovan is not Boston’s apical priority, and moreover if they miss connected Bichette, they whitethorn not springiness nan Cardinals precisely what they’re looking for. The Cardinals will only waste and acquisition Donovan if they are blown distant by an offer, and pinch nan latest from McCaffrey, it seems improbable that Boston will beryllium capable to do that.

The Cardinals will want apical prospects, and while Boston has plenty, doing business pinch them again whitethorn not beryllium their champion people of action.

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