The Seattle Mariners bolstered their lineup Monday, acquiring versatile infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team deal that also involved the Tampa Bay Rays.
The St. Louis Cardinals are in full rebuild mode after trading Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan. The focus for 2026 is not on contending, but rather development, and it's going to take a few years before they are back in contention.
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The Seattle Mariners had been looking for another bat in the lineup, with president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto hinting that a trade was in the works. That deal came together on Monday.
With Chaim Bloom taking over as president of baseball operations, the St. Louis Cardinals have been having a fire sale. Most of their trades have come with the Boston Red Sox.
The Cardinals have more firmly committed to a retool than they did last offseason. They treated last season primarily as an evaluation year but weren’t as aggressive in selling off veteran pieces as they’ve been this winter.
The St. Louis Cardinals got good news on Wednesday when it was announced that future Hall of Fame catcher Yadier Molina would be returning to the organization as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom.