5 bold moves the Cardinals need to make to overhaul their organization this offseason

#3 - Trade at least one of Nolan Gorman or Ivan Herrera

Let me start by saying I don't think it is essential the Cardinals trade either Nolan Gorman or Ivan Herrera, but if they are going to get bold and shake up the roster, they are two guys who have value that would make sense to move, based on how they are currently operating.

Notice how many prefaces I gave there, but they are important. Starting with Herrera - I think he's got a bright future. I hate how the Cardinals are handling him. But if they aren't going to show confidence in Herrera as their backup catcher over Pages, they have to trade him this offseason and get something worthwhile in return.

Herrera is out of options next season, so if the club wants to send him down, they can't. It is a DFA or trade that will have to happen, and at that point, they'd either lose him for nothing or trade him for pennies on the dollar. Herrera is far too valuable for that to happen.

Again, I'd like to see Herrera over Pages next year, but if that is not what they plan on doing, use him as trade bait to improve the roster elsewhere.

For Gorman, I would be terrified of him going on to be incredible elsewhere, but at some point they've got to shake up this offensive core, right? The optimist in me says let's see how things go with new leadership for a year before letting go of some of these guys, but we've also now seen this offense disappoint in a major way for two straight seasons. Can't keep running the same guys out there unless there is a clear reason to believe they are going to improve.

Now, I don't trust the current regime's ability to monitor if that will happen or foster a situation that it could, but maybe Bloom and his guys can do that. Maybe Albert Pujols as the manager with some new coaches surrounding him can redeem the young talent?

If that is not the expectation though, then maybe you just dangle Gorman out there and see what happens. Herrera seems like the far more likely trade candidate due to the lack of options and their love for Pages, but out of the core young bats we thought would be leading the Cardinals' lineup this year, Gorman feels like the guy they've lost the most faith in.