A St. Louis Cardinals slugger has been mentioned as a top candidate to be traded if the club can't continue to win and ends up selling at the trade deadline.
The St. Louis Cardinals were on track to be sellers at the trade deadline after beginning the season with a 15-24 start but after going on a tear in May, their summer plans don't seem so solidified. The Cardinals are doing everything possible to avoid unloading significant talent as they did at last year's deadline.
Key players such as Ryan Helsley and even Sonny Gray If St. Louis can't continue to turn things around and put themselves in a position to be buyers instead of sellers come July 30, fans might First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was ranked as the No. 8 candidate to be traded this summer among teams who could be potential sellers at the deadline based on their chances of making the postseason, according to Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller. "If the trade deadline was today, there's no chance they'd be trading him away. But with Baseball Reference inexplicably only giving St. Louis a 4.3 percent chance of making the postseason, got to at least put him on the list," Miller continued. Goldschmidt has posted a .222 batting average with 16 extra-base hits including seven home runs, 22 RBIs and a .659 OPS in 57 games this season. After a difficult start to the season at the plate, it looked like St. Louis wouldn't get much in return if they sold Goldschmidt at the trade deadline but he has since turned it up a notch. The five-time Silver Slugger has recorded a .246/.313/.492 slash line with 15 hits, three home runs and six RBIs over his last 15 games played. His recent slugging has contributed significantly to the Cardinals' efforts to climb out of last place in the National League Central.in St. Louis' ability to win the division this season, so it looks like he has no plans of leaving anytime soon. However, with Goldy becoming a free agent this winter combined with the fact that he turns 37 years old this September, there's a good chance he's on the block to be traded.Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu
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