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Cardinals Reportedly Entertaining Offers For Brendan Donovan, Tommy Edman

St. Louis is open to making some pivotal changes

Scott Neville

Cardinals Reportedly Entertaining Offers For Brendan Donovan, Tommy Edman
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The St. Louis Cardinals have kicked off their fire sale with a bang, acquiring four players who have jumped into the organization's top 30 prospects and a veteran reliever in their first two transactions.

Many expect Jack Flaherty to go next but it turns out there are some other notable names St. Louis would deal for the right price.

"The Cardinals are also entertaining offers on outfielder Dylan Carlson, and infielders Tommy Edman, Brendan Donovan and Paul DeJong," USA Today's Bob Nightengale wrote Sunday. 

Two days later, fuel was added to the fire.

"Cardinals have been active in trade conversations last night and this morning," MLB Network's Jon Morosi tweeted Tuesday. "They're willing to move multiple bats. Most frequent names mentioned: Paul DeJong, Alec Burleson and Dylan Carlson. Trade status of Tommy Edman, on the injured list with right wrist inflammation, is unclear."

For a long time it was assumed that the Cardinals trade deadline would consist of dealing impending free agents and possibly Paul DeJong but now it seems like St. Louis could make a big swing. The only notable young stars not mentioned here are Nolan Gorman, Lars Nootbar and Jordan Walker. 

The Miami Marlins were mentioned as a potential trade fit Tuesday, as they have a bunch of controllable and effective starting pitchers while the Cardinals boast an excess of young sluggers.

More MLB: Cardinals Reportedly Entertaining Trade Offers Involving Paul Goldschmidt

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the St. Louis Cardinals for FanNation's "Inside The Cardinals" on Sports Illustrated. Before starting "Inside The Cardinals", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox."  After a few months as the top Major League Baseball site in the program, Neville sought expansion and pitched "Inside The Cardinals," one of the newest additions to FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group. The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Cardinals" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu