Final Predictions for the St. Louis Cardinals Trade Deadline Moves

ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 26: Oliver Marmol #37 of the St. Louis Cardinals walks toward the pitchers mound during the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 26, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 26: Oliver Marmol #37 of the St. Louis Cardinals walks toward the pitchers mound during the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 26, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – JULY 15: Starting pitcher Jose Quintana #62 of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning at Coors Field on July 15, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – JULY 15: Starting pitcher Jose Quintana #62 of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning at Coors Field on July 15, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

The Cardinals fill out their rotation as well

Yes, St. Louis needs top end pitching to matchup with some of the best teams in the National League, but they also desperately need other arms as well who can help save the bullpen form the extreme pressure they’ve been under to this point.

I would be extremely surprised if this is the biggest move St. Louis makes, but it is needed in order to get this club into October baseball. Some potential names that could fit this mold for St. Louis includes Jose Quintana, Madison Bumgarner, Merrill Kelly, and Zach Plesac.

I’ll predict the Cardinals grab Quintana in exchange for 1-2 of the likes of Luken Baker, Jonathan Mejia, Alec Willis, and Moises Gomez.

Quintana, coming over from Pittsburgh, would be a quality innings eater for the club, which will be critical for the club making the playoffs. Even just 5 quality innings from start to start would allow St. Louis to let their bullpen breathe, and could improve the production of the enitre pitching staff.

Next. Cardinals Finalists for Soto. dark

If the Cardinals do grab Soto, they may look to make two of these kind of pitching moves to find more innings, and even could if they acquire a front line starter like Montas. The Cardinals really only have three reliable starters healthy in Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas, and Andre Pallante, so grabbing multiple arms would go a long way.