Why the Cardinals Are STILL Waiting on a Brendan Donovan Trade | Cards Central 365
The Brendan Donovan trade talk refuses to die, but the Cardinals are in no rush. With spring training approaching, Joe Roderick and Ryan Fagan break down why patience might actually increase Donovan’s value.
From roster logjams to prospect timelines and rumored trade partners, this conversation explains why the Cardinals are willing to wait and what could finally force their hand.
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16 comments
Would like to see a lot of spring games with JJ at 2nd, Gorman 3rd, Burly 1st, Bernal behind the plate and Baez in left.
So when is the earliest Brendan can report to 'show' his eagerness to change positions? 🤔
Hope you're right.
Need to deal him before he gets injured
I say keep Donovan and put JJ in centerfield.
What if Brendan Donovan gets injured in Spring Training (after missing nearly a quarter of the Cardinal games in his first four seasons)?
What if offers for Brendan Donovan are likelier to be withdrawn rather than improved? What if offers have already been withdrawn?
Time to move him. Bloom has done so well moving these turkeys and dumping fools. He will be moved soon for pitching. Tired of talking or hearing about it. He is the last domino to fall. Free up the space for more players with value. Dumping these featherbrains prior to the strike which will happen, is masterful
You guys talk about the Battlehawks draft pickups and coaching hires yet?
It appears to me that the new face and leader of the new Cardinals is going to be JJ. Not Donovan. If they get a reasonable offer I say they take it. ✨
If they can get a teams top ten prospect for him I’d say do it
I don't see why you are making a big deal out of a veteran rhb getting a $6m contract. Chaim has said on multiple occasions that he wants to add a veteran outfielder and preferably a right handed bat.
Of course there can be better offers coming as other options dry up. I'm starting to wonder if you've ever paid attention to how trades come about/work.
I think they should wait until the deadline and bundle donny and Noot.
One negative thing I will say about hanging onto Brendan Donovan in the "hopes" that some team has an injury–the Cardinals have had bad luck (or expectedly bad results) with holding on to guys to trade them during the regular season. To be fair, that bad luck was under Mo and those guys were different players. But it still makes me hesitate.
Waiting around for a possible injury or let's wait until the trade deadline blah blah is silly if they have a reasonable offer on the table they should take it. Surely they do. There's no franchise altering return coming to St Louis for Brendan Donavon coming. He's a very good utility player with team control not a young starting pitcher with team control. Big difference.