If the team is looking for an MLB-ready return, they could look for a bullpen arm like LHP Tanner Banks, who ranks in the 82nd percentile for average exit velocity and the 62nd percentile in ground ball percentage, per Statcast - two stats that would work well at pitcher-friendly Busch Stadium.

The St. Louis Cardinals as part of a shift in philosophy that's been called a "reset" at times and merely a "transition" at others attempted to trade veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado this past offseason.

An insider recently listed three big-market clubs that could pursue St. Louis Cardinals superstar Nolan Arenado at the trade deadline.