With the trade deadline freshly behind us, it’s time once again to talk it out. Chaim Bloom and company, in a pair of moves that were widely praised from the seller’s perspective, flipped Dustin May and JoJo Romero in a trade with the Brewers and then sent Lars Nootbaar to the Diamondbacks. The trade with Milwaukee fetched the Cards a pair of outfield prospects — 18-year-old Alexander Frias, who’s probably going to be a top 50 overall prospect going into 2027, and 22-year-old Josiah Ragsdale, who’s enjoyed massive breakout season at the High-A and Double-A levels in 2026. From Arizona, the Cardinals received a pair of arms, right-handed starter prospect Daniel Eagen and lefty relief prospect Sandro Santana.
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Until then remain healthy, defiant.
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