5 trade targets from the St. Louis Cardinals for the Colorado Rockies

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman would be a great fit for the Colorado Rockies

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman would be a great fit for the Colorado Rockies for a few reasons.

Edman, 26, made his debut with the Cardinals in 2019 and since then, he has been a good and versatile player for them. In 2021, he played in 159 games and he hit .262/.308/.387 with 41 doubles, 11 homers, and 56 RBI with an OPS+ of 93.

Defensively, he had 7 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), which was good enough for him to get the Gold Glove Award at second base. That also helped him get an rWAR of 3.7.

In 55 games in 2020, Edman hit .250/.317/.368 with seven doubles, five homers, 26 RBI, and an OPS+ of 90. He had 8 DRS, which helped him get an rWAR of 1.2.

In 2019 (his rookie season), Edman played in 92 games after he was called up in June and he hit for a higher average as he hit .304/.350/.500. He had 17 doubles, 11 homers, 36 RBI, and an OPS+ of 122. He had 13 DRS, which helped get his 3.9 rWAR.

The Rockies love their versatile players and Edman fits that mold. While he won the Gold Glove award at second base in 2021 (and they easily could plug him in there), Edman has played over 60 games at third base, right field, more than a dozen games at shortstop, and a handful of games in left and center in his MLB career.

It should be noted too that Edman is from the San Diego, California area, where Rockies manager Bud Black is from as well and he has been able to bring in a few players to the Rockies with San Diego ties.

With his controllability (he’s not even eligible for arbitration yet) and the Cardinals being playoff contenders, they are very unlikely to trade him but he would definitely be a fit in more ways than one.