St. Louis Cardinals’ GM John Mozeliak is a wizard of trades and is an even stronger political response engine when asked about trades. I find any quote from him to be both awe-inspiring in its genius ability to avoid a direct answer and infuriating since fans can rarely read anything of truth in the words that he produces. To that end, fans and press may never know what/if/when a trade is actually coming.
Putting all of that aside, this article will examine the Cardinal players who have appeared this spring whose performance makes them perfect trade bait. Each case will be examined to find if the player has raised his stock as bait thanks to positive performance or lack there of.