The New York Yankees are looking to strengthen their infield, and a trade proposal suggests they could acquire a Gold Glove infielder. MLB analyst Rucker Haringey from FanSided has suggested a deal in which the Yankees would acquire Brendan Donovan from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for two top prospects.
Yankees acquire:
Brendan Donovan
Cardinals acquire:
Everson Perreira
Will Warren
The proposed trade seems like a solid move for both teams. New York would strengthen its infield, while St. Louis would acquire two promising prospects to aid in its rebuilding efforts.
Brendan Donovan, who is under arbitration and has three years of team control remaining, won a Gold Glove in 2022. In 2024, he posted a .278 batting average with 14 home runs and 73 RBIs for the Cardinals. If traded, he would likely become New York’s second baseman, allowing Jazz Chisholm Jr. to remain at third base.
In exchange, the Yankees would send two top prospects, Perreira and Warren, to St. Louis. Perreira, an outfielder, is New York’s 10th-ranked prospect. He batted .265 with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs in Triple-A last season and is expected to make his major league debut soon.
The key piece for St. Louis would be Warren, the Yankees’ fifth-ranked prospect. While he could compete for a rotation spot this year, he’s currently blocked in New York. Last season, Warren went 6-5 with a 5.91 ERA in 23 starts for Triple-A.
Analyst Makes Case for Yankees-Cardinals Trade
On paper, the proposed deal makes sense as both teams fill some needs.
The Yankees get its second baseman, while St. Louis sheds some salary for two top prospects to help their rebuild.
“Everson Pereira could headline the deal,” Haringey wrote. “He’s a former top-five prospect whose career has been slightly derailed due to injury. There’s not room for him in New York’s outfield right now, but he could force his way onto the Cardinals’ big-league roster next year, and his tools are stil pretty loud.
“Will Warren would be the second player in the deal headed to the Cardinals,” Haringey added. “He is a valuable depth piece for New York’s starting rotation but the team’s offseason acquisition of Max Fried makes him somewhat superfluous in the Bronx. In theory, the Yankees could circle back and replace him on the depth chart in a separate Stroman deal with another team.”
The analyst believes Warren would be a middle-of-the-rotation arm for the Cardinals. Haringey also thinks it would be a good return for Donovan, despite him having three years of control left.
“Cardinals fans might want to see more upside in a potential Donovan deal, but they would get two top-10 prospects from the Yankees in this trade. That’s a nice return for a solid regular who seems to be outside the team’s price range and not quite on its competitive timeline,” Haringey concluded.
St. Louis Wasn’t Interested in Long-Term Deal With Donovan
Donovan and the Cardinals exchanged their arbitration numbers as they couldn’t come to an agreement on a contract.
However, according to MLB.com Cardinals reporter John Denton, the team didn’t have an interest in a long-term deal with Donovan.
“#STLCards and Brendan Donovan failed to reach a contract agreement before today’s deadline, a source told MLB.com. The sides could be headed to an arbitration hearing in late Jan. Shockingly, the Cards had little interest in signing Donovan to a multi-year deal, a source said,” Denton wrote on X.
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