The St. Louis Cardinals and their fans head into Thanksgiving weekend with butterflies in their collective
stomach. Absolute silence from free agent outfielder Jason Heyward‘s camp and agitating big spenders in Boston and Los Angeles threaten to give Cardinal Nation some serious heartburn when the turkey is gone.
Leave it to me to add to your anxiety. As a glass-is-half-empty kind of guy, I look at the trade and free agency horizon and cringe at how much the enemies of the St. Louis Cardinals can improve at the Redbirds’ expense. Here are five moves that could hurt the most.