Cardinals Suddenly Have Opening For Brendan Donovan Blockbuster

"St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, who already has traded right-hander Sonny Gray and first baseman Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox, might not be done dealing with his former club," Rosenthal wrote. "The Cardinals and Red Sox also have discussed a trade that would send infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan to Boston, according to people briefed on the conversations. Donovan likely would play second base for the Red Sox, who have also been linked to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte."

After the Red Sox lost Alex Bregman to the Chicago Cubs in free agency on Saturday, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand threw the idea out there again around Boston and Donovan.

"The Sox have a surplus in the outfield and rotation from which to deal, so a trade could be a prime option if the answer doesn’t come via free agency," Feinsand wrote. "Brendan Donovan remains available on the trade market, and Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom knows the Boston system as well as anybody, given that he brought many of those players into the organization."

The Cardinals got a bit of good news earlier in the week as Ketel Marte reportedly was taken off the trade block. His market and Donovan's seemingly overlapped -- including the Red Sox. Now, there's one less star available and the Red Sox have a significant need after losing Bregman. If there's a prospect -- or a few -- that Bloom wants, now's the time to get Boston on the phone again.