Breaking News: Mariners Confirm Huge Trade For $7.7 Million All-Star MVP To Replace Jorge Polanco
Cardinals rumors: Mariners, Giants favorites to land Brendan Donovan
The St. Louis Cardinals are in rebuilding mode after missing the playoffs for the third straight year in 2025. The team is looking to move several players this offseason, including Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras. However, the Cardinals’ most coveted trade target, and therefore the team’s most valuable asset, is Brendan Donovan.
The 28-year-old utility player made his first All-Star Game in 2025. And, while the Cardinals have signaled that it would take a massive haul to land Donovan, teams have continued to inquire.
Following MLB’s Winter Meetings, trade talks involving Donovan have heated up. Two teams have emerged as the favorites to land the four-year pro. The Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants are viewed as the top contenders for a Donovan deal, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Cardinals contemplate Brendan Donovan deal
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan (33) throws to first base for an out during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Donovan is prized for his defensive versatility and productive bat. He won a Gold Glove in 2022 and has demonstrated his ability to field a number of positions as a super-utility player. Donovan is coming off a strong year at the plate as well. He slashed .287/.353/.422 with 10 home runs, 32 doubles, 50 RBI and 64 runs in 118 games for the Cardinals.
By Zach Pressnell Newsweek Updated December 13, 2025 5:07 PM The Seattle Mariners need to make a big move in free agency or on the trade market in the coming weeks. They were one of the best teams in the American League this year, but they’ve lost some talent in free agency. Jorge Polanco reportedly agreed to a deal with the New York Mets on Saturday. With Polanco headed to a new team,
the Mariners will need to replace his production in the lineup and on the infield dirt. FanSided’s Christopher Kline predicted the Mariners would add Alec Bohm from the Philadelphia Phillies in a big offseason trade. “The Seattle Mariners could be in the market to replace Eugenio Suárez at the hot corner,” Kline wrote. “Alec Bohm is a very different sort of bat – a line drive-hitting doubles machine – but he could be a more tenable fit behind Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez in the lineup.
Whereas Suárez is boom-or-bust in nature, Bohm has a lower ceiling but a higher floor.” The Mariners have already re-signed Josh Naylor to a new deal this offseason, so their budget in free agency is bound to be limited. It’s hard to imagine the Mariners will be able to find a player of Bohm’s caliber in free agency without breaking the
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