LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 01: Tyler O'Neill #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates his run with Mike Shildt #8 and Mike Maddux #31, to take a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 01, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
As the St. Louis Cardinals continue their rough stretch of baseball, it could be time to confront an uncomfortable truth. Maybe the team should consider being trade deadline sellers.
As the St. Louis Cardinals continue to struggle, their grip on the rope of contention is slowly starting to ease.