{"id":562087,"date":"2026-02-09T07:25:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/562087\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T07:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:25:42","slug":"cardinals-trade-proposal-swaps-2-07-era-lefty-reliever-for-blue-jays-797-ops-outfielder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/562087\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals trade proposal swaps 2.07 ERA lefty reliever for Blue Jays .797 OPS outfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardinals trade proposal swaps 2.07 ERA lefty reliever for Blue Jays .797 OPS outfielder<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> have been swinging a bunch of trades this offseason. Chaim Bloom has been trading away a ton of talent this offseason.<\/p>\n

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Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, and most recently, Brendan Donovan have all been dealt this offseason. But another could be on the horizon.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s David Schoenfield<\/a> proposed a trade that would have Bloom sending 2.07 ERA lefty reliever JoJo Romero to the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> for a .797 OPS outfielder in 27-year-old Davis Schneier.<\/p>\n

Cardinals trade proposal swaps JoJo Romero for Davis Schneider<\/p>\n

“Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom is on the record as looking for a right-handed outfield bat,” Schoenfield writes, “and with Austin Hays just signing with the White Sox, the free agent market is thin.”<\/p>\n

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With a lack of good options in free agency, Schoenfield proposes that the Cardinals and Blue Jays link up on the following deal: “Toronto Blue Jays trade OF Davis Schneider to Cardinals for LHP JoJo Romero.”<\/p>\n

This trade is a one-for-one swap that would be a massive win for the Cardinals. This proposal would be hard to see in reality, and for one main reason: control.<\/p>\n

Romero is only under club control for one more year. Schneider, meanwhile, is under contract for four more seasons.<\/p>\n

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The Cardinals, in a trade for Schneider, would more likely need to give up more than just Romero. While the Blue Jays need a lefty in their bullpen, Romero, whose 2.07 ERA season might be a fluke, likely won’t be enough.<\/p>\n

But, if it is enough to land Schneider, as Schoenfield is proposing, it would be a massive coup for the Cardinals and Bloom this offseason.<\/p>\n

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Schneider has a .797 OPS this past season in 82 games. While he wasn’t the best in 2024, with a .625 OPS in 135 games, he’s still a good trade piece that would be very valuable to the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

This proposal from Schoenfield would be a dream trade for Bloom and the Cardinals. Adding someone like Schneider, who’s only 27 years old and under club control for the next four years, for a one-year rental of Romero, a reliever, would be a no-brainer for S.t Louis.<\/p>\n

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