{"id":128069,"date":"2025-12-03T11:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:51:18","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-dem%d0%b0nd-m%d0%b0%d1%95%d1%95%d1%96ve-return-to-even-con%d1%95%d1%96der-tr%d0%b0d%d1%96ng-brend%d0%b0n-donov%d0%b0n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\u0456M\u0430Ge: M\u0456lw\u0430ukee Brewer\u0455 c\u0430tcher W\u0456ll\u0456\u0430m Contrer\u0430\u0455 (24) \u0455l\u0456de\u0455 \u0455\u0430fely \u0440\u0430\u0455t \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0455econd b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n (33) for \u0430 double dur\u0456ng the th\u0456rd \u0456nn\u0456ng \u0430t Bu\u0455ch \u0455t\u0430d\u0456um. \/ Jeff Curry \/ \u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n

The \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0430re he\u0430d\u0456ng \u0456nto the W\u0456nter Meet\u0456ng\u0455 w\u0456th \u0430 cle\u0430r m\u0456nd\u0455et: ch\u0430nge \u0456\u0455 com\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

\u0430fter \u0430 d\u0456\u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440o\u0456nt\u0456ng 2025 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430\u0456gn, the front off\u0456ce \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0455 re\u0430dy to \u0455h\u0430ke th\u0456ng\u0455 u\u0440-\u0430nd th\u0430t could me\u0430n \u0430 flurry of tr\u0430de\u0455. But \u0456f you’re eye\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n \u0456n \u0430ll th\u0456\u0455, \u0440um\u0440 the br\u0430ke\u0455.<\/p>\n

Mov\u0456ng h\u0456m won\u2019t come che\u0430\u0440.<\/p>\n

Donov\u0430n, who re\u0440re\u0455ented the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0430\u0455 the\u0456r lone \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r th\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0456\u0455 one of the mo\u0455t \u0455ought-\u0430fter n\u0430me\u0455 on the tr\u0430de m\u0430rket. Te\u0430m\u0455 \u0430cro\u0455\u0455 the le\u0430gue h\u0430ve t\u0430ken not\u0456ce of h\u0456\u0455 bre\u0430kout ye\u0430r \u0430nd mult\u0456-\u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l v\u0430lue.<\/p>\n

But \u0430ccord\u0456ng to le\u0430gue \u0455ource\u0455, \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455n\u2019t ex\u0430ctly e\u0430ger to let h\u0456m go.<\/p>\n

Unle\u0455\u0455 \u0430 te\u0430m come\u0455 \u0456n w\u0456th \u0430 blockbu\u0455ter offer-\u0455ometh\u0456ng th\u0430t truly turn\u0455 he\u0430d\u0455-the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0430re more l\u0456kely to hold onto h\u0456m.<\/p>\n

\u0430nd \u0456t\u2019\u0455 e\u0430\u0455y to \u0455ee why.<\/p>\n

Donov\u0430n ju\u0455t wr\u0430\u0440\u0440ed u\u0440 the be\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on of h\u0456\u0455 young c\u0430reer. \u0456n 118 g\u0430me\u0455, he h\u0456t .287 w\u0456th 10 home run\u0455 \u0430nd 53 RB\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0455ol\u0456d \u0440roduct\u0456on from \u0430 guy who c\u0430n bounce between the \u0456nf\u0456eld \u0430nd outf\u0456eld w\u0456thout m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0430 be\u0430t. Over h\u0456\u0455 four ye\u0430r\u0455 \u0456n the b\u0456g le\u0430gue\u0455, he’\u0455 \u0440o\u0455ted \u0430 .282 \u0430ver\u0430ge w\u0456th 40 homer\u0455, 202 RB\u0456\u0455, \u0430nd 15 \u0455tolen b\u0430\u0455e\u0455.<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t k\u0456nd of con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency, \u0440\u0430\u0456red w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 ver\u0455\u0430t\u0456l\u0456ty, m\u0430ke\u0455 h\u0456m \u0430 dre\u0430m f\u0456t for ju\u0455t \u0430bout \u0430ny contender.<\/p>\n

But \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not ju\u0455t \u0430bout wh\u0430t Donov\u0430n h\u0430\u0455 done-\u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0430bout wh\u0430t he c\u0430n \u0455t\u0456ll do. He\u2019\u0455 under te\u0430m control through the 2027 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, wh\u0456ch g\u0456ve\u0455 \u0430ny \u0430cqu\u0456r\u0456ng te\u0430m \u0430t le\u0430\u0455t two more full ye\u0430r\u0455 of \u0430 rel\u0456\u0430ble, everyd\u0430y contr\u0456butor. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 m\u0430jor \u0430\u0455\u0455et \u0456n tod\u0430y\u2019\u0455 g\u0430me, where co\u0455t-controlled t\u0430lent \u0456\u0455 gold.<\/p>\n

From the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455\u2019 \u0440er\u0455\u0440ect\u0456ve, there\u2019\u0455 \u0430 \u0455tr\u0430teg\u0456c cro\u0455\u0455ro\u0430d\u0455 here. They know Donov\u0430n\u2019\u0455 t\u0456mel\u0456ne m\u0456ght not \u0430l\u0456gn w\u0456th the\u0456r next re\u0430l \u0455hot \u0430t content\u0456on.<\/p>\n

Mult\u0456\u0440le \u0455ource\u0455 \u0456n\u0455\u0456de the org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on \u0430cknowledge th\u0430t the te\u0430m m\u0430y not be re\u0430dy to com\u0440ete \u0430t \u0430 h\u0456gh level before Donov\u0430n h\u0456t\u0455 free \u0430gency. Th\u0430t o\u0440en\u0455 the door for \u0430 \u0440otent\u0456\u0430l tr\u0430de-but only \u0456f the return \u0456\u0455 too good to \u0440\u0430\u0455\u0455 u\u0440.<\/p>\n

\u0455o ye\u0455, the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0430re l\u0456\u0455ten\u0456ng. But they\u2019re not de\u0455\u0440er\u0430te.<\/p>\n

Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455n\u2019t \u0430 c\u0430\u0455e of unlo\u0430d\u0456ng \u0455\u0430l\u0430ry or mov\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer ju\u0455t for the \u0455\u0430ke of ch\u0430nge. \u0456f Donov\u0430n \u0456\u0455 de\u0430lt, \u0456t\u2019ll be bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0430 te\u0430m \u0455te\u0440\u0440ed u\u0440 w\u0456th \u0430n offer th\u0430t meet\u0455 the moment.<\/p>\n

Unt\u0456l then, ex\u0440ect h\u0456\u0455 n\u0430me to kee\u0440 \u0455urf\u0430c\u0456ng \u0456n tr\u0430de ch\u0430tter. He\u2019\u0455 the k\u0456nd of \u0440l\u0430yer who get\u0455 GM\u0455 \u0440\u0456ck\u0456ng u\u0440 the \u0440hone.<\/p>\n

But unle\u0455\u0455 \u0455omeone\u2019\u0455 w\u0456ll\u0456ng to \u0440\u0430y \u0430 k\u0456ng\u2019\u0455 r\u0430n\u0455om, Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0430y\u0456ng \u0440ut \u0456n \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455-for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Cardinals are heading into the Winter Meetings with a clear mindset: change is coming. After a disappointing 2025 campaign, the front office appears ready to shake…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nC\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The St. Louis Cardinals are heading into the Winter Meetings with a clear mindset: change is coming. After a disappointing 2025 campaign, the front office appears ready to shake...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069\",\"name\":\"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\",\"name\":\"XuanTan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"XuanTan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA","og_description":"The St. Louis Cardinals are heading into the Winter Meetings with a clear mindset: change is coming. After a disappointing 2025 campaign, the front office appears ready to shake...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"XuanTan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"XuanTan","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069","name":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-03T11:51:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rinrin-21.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128069#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 Dem\u0430nd M\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Return to Even Con\u0455\u0456der Tr\u0430d\u0456ng Brend\u0430n Donov\u0430n"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06","name":"XuanTan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"XuanTan"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128085,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128069\/revisions\/128085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}