3 STL Cardinals most likely to be dealt next at the trade deadline
By Mark Powell
St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak is busy working the phones at the MLB trade deadline. So, who is next to go?
The Cardinals have already traded away key players like Jordan Montgomery and Jordan Hicks — both of whom are technically rentals — for five prospects. FanSided’s Miranda Remaklus outlined those prospects in a piece earlier this morning, but it’s also become clear that Mozeliak is far from done.
Mozeliak even said so himself, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch “I don’t think we’re done.”
So, who could be next? One look at the Cardinals roster suggests there are several expandable players who don’t fit the 2024 plan for this team. We’ll start with the obvious.
STL Cardinals who should be traded next: Jack Flaherty
I mean, come on.
Jack Flaherty has been staring down the barrel since late last week, when he got emotional in what could be his final start in St. Louis. He’d also welcome a reunion come the offseason, but that’s neither here nor there.
"“I won’t lie, I was a little bit distracted. This is probably the first time I’ve ever been distracted over something that wasn’t baseball,” Flaherty said, per The Athletic. “It just kind of happened,It was probably the last inning I got, (I wanted) to go out and do what I needed to do and I tried to do a little bit too much. I just got caught up in everything that was going on. I think I’ve done a good job of taking it for what it is prior to that, but I think in that inning I got a little bit away from myself.”"
Flaherty is not the ace he once was, but for some lucky contender he could be a mid-rotation starter or even receive a postseason start or two if he succeeds in a new environment.