The main story around the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason is going to have to do with the trade market. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
St. Louis has plenty of pieces to watch this offseason including the obvious ones, like Nolan Arenado and Sonny Gray. But, that may not be all. The Athletic’s Katie Woo weighed in on the Cardinals’ catching situation and noted that Pedro Pagés could be someone on the trade block this offseason as well.
“St. Louis also has an abundance of catchers at the major-league level and coming up through the minors,” Woo said. “The plan is for Iván Herrera to return behind the plate next year, though not in a full capacity. He could split time with rookie catcher Jimmy Crooks, with Leonardo Bernal, who won a minor-league Gold Glove for Double-A Springfield, likely to make the jump to Triple A. That leaves Pedro Pagés as the odd man out and another potential trade candidate.”
The Cardinals need to take a long look at catcher