Thursday afternoon was a flurry of excitement for St. Louis Cardinals fans. After the news was heating up about the team’s talks with the Rockies about Nolan Arenado, the Cardinals pulled off a surprise trade for the highly-touted pitching prospect, Matthew Liberatore.
The trade was such a tease because, unlike many trades, it took about an hour for any news about the other five pieces involved to come out. In the end, Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena were packing their bags for Tampa Bay and Liberatore and a low-level catcher were coming back while draft picks changed hands.