Breaking News: Cardinals-Yankees Closing In One-For-One Blockbuster Trade Not Involving Nolan Arenado
May is here and that means that we are one step closer to the summer.
Trade speculation already ran rampant in April, what will May bring? It’s only going to pick up and the St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the most talked about teams in the league already. If they don’t make up some ground in the standings, it’s going to be interesting to see what hte team decides to do. But, it’s just May 2nd. Some of the chatter has been ridiculous to this point. The Major League Baseball trade deadline won’t here until July 31st.
There really won’t be any massive moves of substance until probably the weeks leading up to the deadline. This is especially true because of the fact that Major League Baseball added a third Wild Card team into the mix for the postseason. There are more teams that realistically have a shot to make the playoffs than ever before and therefore less sellers. While this is the case, there has been a lot of speculation
For example, Dylan Sanders of New York Yankees on SI recently suggested Brendan Donovan as a fit for the New York Yankees.
“St. Louis Cardinals IF Brendan Donovan,” Sanders said. “The Cardinals are in the midst of a rebuild and this could be by far their best chance to move on from Donovan. He has been spectacular this season, having more trade value than ever. The 28-year-old has posted a (.333/.383/.487) slash line with three home runs and 15 RBI…
“He could fill in to that third base role or open up the option to move Jazz Chisholm to the hot corner and have Donovan at second base.”
There hasn’t been anything concrete this season tying these two teams together aside from maybe Nolan Arenado, and even that seems extremely unlikely. Why would the Cardinals cut ties with a player who could be a part of the core moving forward in Donovan? Sure, it makes sense for New York, but not St. Louis.
Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan Predicted To Earn Career Highlight
The Cardinals have some really bright spots right now…
The St. Louis Cardinals have had some bright spots this season so far but there is one that clearly has shined above all else.
Brendan Donovan has had the best start to a season in his career by far in 2025. There’s surely been a lot of negative about the season so far, but Donovan has given fans something to watch each and every day. He’s currently leading the league with 39 base hits. Overall this season, he has appeared in 30 games and is slashing .333/.383/.487 with three homers, 17 RBIs, three stolen bases, nine doubles, and 17 runs scored.
His offense has been great and his defense has been right on par. This guy has looked like a true superstar so far this season for St. Louis and also has moved into an even bigger leadership role with the loss of Paul Goldschmidt. He’s been great and Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter predicted this will lead Donovan to his first All-Star appearance this season and that he will represent the National League as the starting second baseman.
“NL Starting Lineup: 1. DH Shohei Ohtani, LAD, 2. LF Corbin Carroll, ARI, 3. RF Fernando Tatis Jr., SD. 4. 1B Pete Alonso, NYM, 5. SS Francisco Lindor, NYM, 6. 3B Austin Riley, ATL, 7. C Will Smith, LAD, 8. 2B Brendan Donovan, STL, and 9. CF Pete Crow-Armstrong, CHC,” Reuter said. “Notes: Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball right now, and he will almost certainly be the NL’s leading vote-getter overall, so pencil him in as the starting designated hitter and leadoff hitter for the NL squad.”
We’re still a long way until the July 15th MLB All-Star Game, but Donovan has put himself in the conversation, for sure.
