Chaim Bloom Makes Intentions Clear on Brendan Donovan’s Future with Rebuilding Cardinals

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• San Francisco Oracle Park California USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xEakinxHowardx 20250923_jhp_xa4_0443 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesSourav Kumar GhatakSun, January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC·4 min readIt’s been a quieter winter for the Cardinals when it comes to adding new faces.
• But they offloaded a few like Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, and Willson Contreras.
• Now, attention has shifted to Brendan Donovan, a player who could arguably fetch the biggest return of all if the front office decides to move him.
• Donovan checks a lot of boxes for other teams, and that usually translates into a strong prospect haul. But despite all the speculation, there’s a reason Donovan is still wearing a Cardinals uniform.
• Behind the scenes, there are factors slowing things down, and fans have been left wondering what those are.