The Cubs have about two weeks to figure out what to do at the deadline, but one of their Central opponents has already waved a white flag. And I’m not talking about the kind with a blue W on it. The Cardinals are at 38-52, putting them 11.5 games behind the Reds as the second half opens and what first looked like a fluke has been revealed as a team that just isn’t very good.
“Right now, I can tell you that we’re going to trade people,” Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said earlier this week.