3 Trade Targets at Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

TORONTO, ON - JULY 12: Danny Jansen #9 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rogers Centre on July 12, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JULY 12: Danny Jansen #9 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rogers Centre on July 12, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JULY 05: Catcher Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics fields the ball against the Toronto Blue Jays at RingCentral Coliseum on July 05, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – JULY 05: Catcher Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics fields the ball against the Toronto Blue Jays at RingCentral Coliseum on July 05, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Sean Murphy

The Oakland Athletics are in the midst of tearing down their prior core to rebuild the team, and catcher Sean Murphy appears to be one of the next players to be dealt from the big league club.

Murphy will be difficult to pry from the Athletics hands, as he is under team control through the 2025 season and provides a good mix of above average offense at the plate and great defense behind the dish for the A’s.

Murphy is slashing .237/.307/.409 with 9 HR and 36 RBI in 2022, which would be a nice improvement for St. Louis if he can bring that production to the club. The hope would be that the catcher could even improve on those numbers, joining a contender and being surrounded by great hitters.

The 27-year old would be a great compliment to Ivan Hererra for 2023 and beyond as well. Many contending teams like to split their catchers time more than the Cardinals have in the past, so having two great options behind the dish could do wonders for the club.