Blockbuster Mock Trade Sends Cardinals Stars To Phillies For Loaded Haul

FanSided’s Quinn Everts recently proposed a blockbuster mock trade that would send St. Louis Cardinals stars Ryan Helsley and Brendan Donovan to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for prospects Aidan Miller, Mick Abel, and Carson DeMartini.

“Helsley is the lockdown reliever this team needs, and would probably be the closer in Philadelphia. He’s on an expiring deal but would provide two months of the relief pitching the Phils need so badly,” Everts wrote. “And Donovan, who’s under team control for at least two more years, is an elite contact hitter, a reliable and versatile defender who would fill the final hole in the Phils outfield with some high-level hitting.

“This package could very well fall into the category of a ‘sky-high’ offer that St. Louis wants. Abel is already an MLB-ready pitcher who’s put together some impressive starts in Philadelphia this year, but Miller would be the big-name prospect here. He’s ranked No. 19 on MLB’s Top 100 prospects list and is thought of as a future top-of-the-order bat in the majors, something the Cardinals would be salivating over.”

With a massive trade like this, it’s important to look at it from both points of view.

From the Cardinals’ perspective, this kind of deal makes sense. Adding Abel would give the team an answer in the rotation right away. Erick Fedde is gone, and Miles Mikolas is on his way out of town, too. Adding a very talented pitcher like Abel is a rare thing to achieve on the trade market.

But Miller is the main reason this deal makes sense. Adding a prospect like the 21-year-old infield prospect is the kind of move the Cardinals couldn’t pass up. He has superstar potential written all over him, though he hasn’t been incredible in Double-A this year.

From the Phillies’ perspective, it would make some sense, too. The team would add the closer they desperately need in Helsley. Helsley makes more sense in a deal to Philadelphia than any player in the game. Adding Donovan would be a huge utility piece that the Phillies need, too. Donovan would also come with some club control.

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