It was almost Bedlam at the Bank again. Almost. Bryce Harper delivered a late-game blast to flip the script in a big moment, but this time around, his team didn’t end up finishing the job. Bryce Harper and Team USA fell just short of victory, with Team Venezuela (and beloved former Phillie Ranger Suarez) reaching the mountaintop as champions.
Still, Harper’s homer was heroic, and it helps to further cement his legacy. But where does it rank on his list of all-time moments? Beneath Bedlam, surely. But the rest is up for debate.
The St. Louis Cardinals are in complete rebuild mode right now. They’ve swung four big trades this offseason to cut ties with players like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, and Sonny Gray. All four were dealt to contenders in exchange for prospects to take the team toward a brighter future.
As a result, the Cardinals have a lot more talent in their farm system than they have in the last decade. The future looks very bright in St. Louis, but there are still some moves to be made. There are still some players to be traded, potentially including outfielder Lars Nootbaar.
The Philadelphia Phillies could be look to make a move for Nootbaar after they were dealt the crushing news that outfielder Johan Rojas would be suspended half the year after failing a drug test.
Here’s a mock trade that would send Nootbaar to the Phillies:
The St. Louis Cardinals are in complete rebuild mode right now. They’ve swung four big trades this offseason to cut ties with players like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, and Sonny Gray. All four were dealt to contenders in exchange for prospects to take the team toward a brighter future.
As a result, the Cardinals have a lot more talent in their farm system than they have in the last decade. The future looks very bright in St. Louis, but there are still some moves to be made. There are still some players to be traded, potentially including outfielder Lars Nootbaar.
The Philadelphia Phillies could be look to make a move for Nootbaar after they were dealt the crushing news that outfielder Johan Rojas would be suspended half the year after failing a drug test.
Here’s a mock trade that would send Nootbaar to the Phillies:
Nootbaar has been a trade piece for about a year, but the Cardinals haven’t been able to move him. Trading him now makes the most sense because his value can’t drop anymore. If he returns from his double heel surgery and struggles quite a bit, his value will tank and the Cardinals will be left without any value in return. Trading him now for a pair of solid prospects would eliminate that potential nightmare scenario. To make matters better, Griffin Burkholder and Cody Bowker would be excellent additions to the farm system.
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