{"id":87111,"date":"2025-09-02T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87111"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:37:24","slug":"shocker-cardinals-defy-trade-rumors-clinging-to-13-hr-powerhouse-while-rebuild-hopes-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87111","title":{"rendered":"Shocker: Cardinals Defy Trade Rumors, Clinging to 13-HR Powerhouse While Rebuild Hopes Soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3685,h_2072,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1200,ar_4:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_cardinals\/01k42zrn8g0dhe61x6v4.jpg\" alt=\"Cardinals Writer Urges Team To Keep Emerging Slugger For 2026\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455t. 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