such as Jon Lester in 2021 or Brandon Moss in 2015. “It would go counter to the way they’ve generally operated in the past,” said Rosenthal on the possibility of a Cardinals deadline splash.

For starters, the Cardinals likely would not have needed to trade for Jon Lester and J.A. Happ at the 2021 deadline. They would have had Gallen, Alcantara, and a healthy Adam Wainwright at the top ...

Starting pitcher Jon Lester, who had thrown six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts two days earlier in a 12-1 Cubs win, thought he had the day off to relax in the dugout. Little did Lester ...