If the St. Louis Cardinals become buyers at or before the trade deadline, and I think they should be buyers maybe even before, we at Redbird Rants have tossed out two names who could and would make maximum impact for 2017. These names are J.D. Martinez and Josh Donaldson.
Let’s first take a look at the positions that they would occupy as things currently stand with the 2017 St. Louis Cardinals. Starting first with Martinez who plays in the outfield. If the Cardinals were to add Martinez, this might spell less playing time for Tommy Pham, Jose Martinez, Randal Grichuk, and/or Stephen Piscotty.