The Cardinals Still Need To Sell At The Deadline

     I have a renewed joy in being a Cards fan. I'm not going to lie to anyone, I was a little burnt out on baseball after working for the MLB in the clubhouses for a little bit in my career, but my tarp is off and I'm all the way back in. With that being said, we still need to sell at the deadline in order to win the World Series in 2028. 

    If there wasn't going to be a lockout that would be a different story, but we aren't going to have baseball next year (they are getting a salary cap but that's for a different post). Anyone that's a free agent next year needs to go for the future. According to spotrac.com, the two big names on the list are May and JoJo. 

    Along with them, fan favorite Noot might be traded at the deadline as well. Noot was in talks of being traded this offseason before his injury so I would assume he's proven himself.

    Another dark horse to be traded I would say is Gorman. The leaders in the Cards organization likes to give prospects time to figure it out (look at Walker), but he is slowly getting pushed out by viral sensation Blaze Jordan absolutely mashing in triple A.

    With that being said, I'm not sure the type of return you get on those guys. In my opinion, I think May will not be worth trading. Even JoJo and Noot may not return enough value to be traded at the deadline. Bloom was smart and did the fire sale in the offseason instead of the deadline (the Orioles made the mistake before). 

    The fan in me wants them to not sell anyone, but it's better to have a clean slate after the lockout. This team has more grit than the Cards have had in a long time. I think they have a real chance in the playoffs. This team just doesn't give up. The question is, do the Cards give up on them and stay on course?