The St. Lous Cardinals continue to dismantle their team. Sure it might feel like a necessary move considering the Cardinals have missed the playoffs the last three years and their best finish in that span was an 83-79 record, ten games back in the NL Central Division and six games out of a Wild Card spot. Already this offseason the Cardinals
Romero, 29, is one of the most straightforward trade candidates of the offseason. He is slated for free agency after the upcoming campaign. With the Cardinals rebuilding, there's little sense in hanging onto him. They could wait to trade him at the deadline but that path carries risks, as the Cards know. They held onto Erick Fedde and Ryan Helsley going into 2025 and saw both pitchers decrease their respective trade values with poor performances.