The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals went out and became buyers at the trade deadline, but they ultimately came up short of the postseason. They’re going to need to make some changes if they want to see success next season. Mark Powell of FanSided recently put together a list of a few Cards who shouldn’t be back in 2025, including Andrew Kittredge, Matt Carpenter and Paul Goldschmidt.
But St. Louis could look even more different than just those three roster changes. We’ll add a few more players to that list today.
The St. Louis Cardinals are going to have to find a way to dump Miles Mikolas this offseason. They have aspirations set way too high for them to have somebody on the active roster who isn’t a net positive for the team. Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas is past his days where he was a contributor to a postseason team. The Cardinals still inked him to a three-year deal worth $55.75 million a few off seasons ago…