Some Cardinals fans put a lot of time and effort into constructing hypothetical trade proposals to present to the Miami Marlins.
The Marlins openly stopped starting pitching. Fans wanted the Cardinals to add a starting pitcher to the current pile of Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty, Adam Wainwright, Jordan Montgomery, Steven Matz and Dakota Hudson. None of those guys meet the criteria of true No. 1 starting pitcher.
Fans targeted Pablo Lopez and even budding superstar Sandy Alcantara with their proposals.
Alas, Lopez is off the board and the Marlins seem satisfied with their roster adjustment.