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Former Dodgers Top Prospect Could Be Ideal Cardinals Trade Target

Bobby Miller could be the ideal Cardinals trade target.
Zach Pressnell|
Feb 20, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller (28) talks to Max Muncy as he is tended to by a trainer after being hit in the head with a line drive against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Feb 20, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller (28) talks to Max Muncy as he is tended to by a trainer after being hit in the head with a line drive against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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The St. Louis Cardinals are reportedly likely to trade a plethora of different players this season. Expiring players like Erick Fedde and Ryan Helsley make a lot of sense as trade chips. Players like Sonny Gray and Nolan Arenado could also make sense if the Cardinals can find a team willing to take on their massive contracts.

The one thing all four of these players have in common is they could fit perfectly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Arenado has already reportedly waived his no-trade clause for a deal to Los Angeles, though they don't seem to have too much interest in him. Still, the Dodgers could use some infield depth.

The Dodgers don't need relief pitchers, but Helsley is one of the best in the game, so they could still pursue him. Fedde and Gray would both fit with the Dodgers as they try to stay afloat with their injured pitching staff.

If the Cardinals were to try to do business with the Dodgers, they should pursue former top prospect Bobby Miller as the return.

Miller has struggled for the last two years, but he showed in 2023 that he could be an ace when he finds his stride. The righty still has some talent and there should be belief in him, but the Dodgers are seemingly ready to give up on him.

Los Angeles has as much starting pitching, when everybody is healthy, as any team in the league. Miller's opportunities with the team will be few and far between from here on out. With that in mind, he could be the perfect center piece in a deal for one of the Cardinals' stars.

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Zach Pressnell
ZACH PRESSNELL

Zach Pressnell has experience covering all major US sports at both the professional and collegiate levels. He’s produced content for FanSided, Blog Red Machine, The Game Haus, Bethany College Athletics and the Bethany College online newspaper, He graduated from Bethany College (WV) with a degree in Communications and Media Arts, specializing in Sports Journalism. Pressnell was also a four-year member of the baseball team where he earned himself All-PAC recognition as a pitcher (and a cool Tommy John surgery scar). Now, Pressnell specializes in NFL and MLB coverage for Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network among others. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding "St. Louis Cardinals On SI," please reach out to Scott Neville: scott@wtfsports.org

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