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Cardinals Could Capitalize On Crushing Injury News With Massive Trade

The Cardinals could look to trade an outfielder to the Mariners following Seattle's crushing injury news.
Zach Pressnell|
Mar 29, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) is doused with water by shortstop Masyn Winn (0) and center fielder Michael Siani (22) after the Cardinals defeated the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Mar 29, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) is doused with water by shortstop Masyn Winn (0) and center fielder Michael Siani (22) after the Cardinals defeated the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

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Injuries are unfortunately a part of sports, and the Seattle Mariners were dealt some crushing injury news with outfielder Victor Robles. Robles recently suffered a small fracture in his left shoulder and could miss 12 weeks.

What does this have to do with the St. Louis Cardinals?

The Cardinals could look to capitalize on the desperation that this injury will create in Seattle. St. Louis has multiple outfielders including Jordan Walker, Brendan Donovan, and Lars Nootbaar, who could be dealt to the Mariners to fill their gaping hole in the outfield.

Now, the Cardinals shouldn't be eager to trade any of these names, but the Mariners might be desperate enough to make a trade happen.

Seattle is very clearly trying to contend as it's continued to bring in talent over the last few years. The Mariners have one of the best pitching staffs in the game, but not the lineup to back the pitching up. Losing Robles crushes them even more, which will likely turn the team into desperation mode as they look to replace him.

Seattle's farm system is also one of the most talented and deepest systems in all of baseball. If the Mariners want to part ways with some top prospects in exchange for an outfielder like Nootbaar, Donovan, or Walker, the Cardinals should hear them out.

While these three outfielders are likely looked at as long-term solutions in St. Louis, they're not generational superstars, so they shouldn't be off limits in a trade.

Again, the Cardinals don't need to chase the Mariners and try to swing a trade, but if Seattle wants a St. Louis outfielder, the Cardinals should be able to land a huge haul in return.

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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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