Mets Rumors: 3 St. Louis Cardinals players to target at the trade deadline

Cardinals players the Mets can target at the trade deadline: Jordan Montgomery

The Mets need another arm in their rotation while the Cardinals need to figure out how to get something in return for Jordan Montgomery and Jack Flaherty.

There’s an argument for going after Flaherty. At 27 years old, he’s heading for free agency but he could still be worth the effort to sign on a new contract if the rental period this year works out. Of course, the problem is that he’s struggled at times this season with a 4.64 ERA and his availability over the last few seasons has been poor.

So alternatively there’s Jordan Montgomery, the former Yankee whose move to St. Louis hasn’t worked out particularly well. He’s 3-7 in 2023.

At the same time, Montgomery has maintained an era of 3.91 on a team that hasn’t consistently given him run support. His numbers beyond wins and losses aren’t so bad. He could be a legitimate improvement on the likes of Carlos Carrasco and Tylor Megill.

Whether the move is for Montgomery or Flaherty, the Cardinals pitching staff could get raided as both players will be free agents at the end of the year and St. Louis has incentive to ship them out for anything in return.