The St. Louis Cardinals entered this season minus many veteran players who were traded away for prospects by President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom. Many are struggling with the change of scenery with one very big exception. These are the most recent stats going into Sunday\u2019s games.<\/p>\n
Nolan Arenado – Arizona Diamondbacks<\/p>\n
Nolan Arenado<\/a> has continued the downward trend that started with the St. Louis Cardinals as he only has 5 hits in 27 at-bats for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Going into this weekend\u2019s games, Nolan has only scored one run with an average of just .185 and an OPS of .370. His defense has not been stellar either as he\u2019s started 7 games at third base for the Diamondbacks<\/a> and has already registered an error. Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Jose Fernandez was recently called up and took Nolan\u2019s place at third base and promptly homered twice in his debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n Willson Contreras – Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Another former Cardinal who\u2019s off to a chilly start wearing a different uniform this season is Willson Contreras. In 27 at-bats for the Boston Red Sox, Willson has a miserable stat line with a .185 average<\/a>, but he might be about to turn that around as he now has a home run and a couple RBI\u2019s during Friday\u2019s game at Fenway.<\/p>\n Sonny Gray – Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Sonny Gray had a shaky Spring Training, but has started the 2026 season with 1 victory in 2 starts for the Boston Red Sox. Sonny has thrown 10 innings total and has an ERA of 4.50. His victory came in his Fenway Park debut Friday.<\/p>\n Miles Mikolas – Washington Nationals<\/p>\n While Mikolas signed with the Washington Nationals and wasn\u2019t traded by Chaim Bloom, many are wondering how our old pal Miles is doing. The answer is great if you\u2019re the team playing the Nationals with Mikolas on the mound. Miles Mikolas<\/a> has started two games for the Nationals and has been shelled in both starts. Yes, it\u2019s very early in the season, but his stat line of no wins, 2 losses and an ERA of 14.46 over just 9.1 innings pitched isn\u2019t what you strive for.<\/p>\n Brendan Donovan – Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n There\u2019s good news and bad news for former St. Louis Cardinal and new Seattle Mariner Brendan Donovan. He\u2019s started the 2026 season with his new steam absolutely on fire at the plate. He\u2019s currently batting .370 with 2 home runs, 4 RBI\u2019s and an OPS of 1.152.<\/p>\n The bad news for Brendan is he left Friday\u2019s game with an apparently leg injury<\/a> after hustling out a ground ball to first. The report so far is Donovan has leg discomfort<\/a>, but he was set to be reevaluated Saturday by the Mariners.<\/p>\n Paul Goldschmidt – New York Yankees<\/p>\n