{"id":120486,"date":"2025-11-13T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120486"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:31:38","slug":"cardinals-nuclear-fire-sale-all-star-donovan-bundled-with-arenado-gray-youth-revolution-or-fan-heartbreak-%f0%9f%92%a5%e2%9a%be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120486","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals\u2019 NUCLEAR Fire Sale: ALL-STAR Donovan BUNDLED with Arenado &#038; Gray \u2013 Youth Revolution or Fan HEARTBREAK?! \ud83d\udca5\u26be"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3595267\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oli-Marmol-1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol walks back to the dugout after a pitching change against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Oracle Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As Chaim Bloom takes over as president of baseball operations, the St. Louis Cardinals are planning to make plenty of changes. Nolan Arenado and Sonny Gray are both expected to be traded. But they aren&#8217;t the only ones.<\/p>\n<p>After missing the playoffs for third-straight season, the Cardinals are exploring all avenues to improve their future. That could include trading Brendan Donovan, who was voted to his first All-Star Game in 2025, via Ken Rosenthal, Will Sammon and Katie Woo of the Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOffloading veteran contracts, however, is far from the Cardinals\u2019 only priority,\u201d Rosenthal, Sammon and Woo wrote. \u201cThey also will look to trade from their surplus of left-handed hitters, a group that includes Brendan Donovan. A first-time All Star last season, Donovan missed most of the final six weeks due to a nagging groin injury and underwent sports hernia repair surgery in October. But he is expected to be fully ready by spring training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the organization holds Donovan in high regard, the argument to move him involves the timing of the Cardinals\u2019 next competitive window,\u201d they continued. \u201cDonovan will turn 29 in January and has two years remaining before free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over 118 games in 2025, Donovan hit a career-best .287 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs. While his season ended early due to sports hernia surgery, Donovan&#8217;s value has never been higher after his All-Star appearance. With the Cardinals in trade mode, it may be time to cash in.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals already have his replacement in waiting with top prospect JJ Wetherholt knocking on the major league window. Trading Donovan would re-load the farm system while allowing Wetherholt to prove himself at the MLB level.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis is sure to be active throughout the offseason as they re-image their franchise. Arenado and Gray are essentially guaranteed to be dealt. 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