Trade deadline day: What to watch with the St. Louis Cardinals

ST. LOUIS - It's officially deadline day. Less than eight hours remain for the Cardinals to complete any midseason trades for the rest of the 2024 campaign.

The Cardinals ventured into the trade market Monday through a three-team deal that sent reestablished starting pitcher Erick Fedde and former Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham to St. Louis, while also sending longtime fan favorite Tommy Edman to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

What's in store for deadline day? The Cardinals made a fairly predictable move on Monday. With a true blockbuster or revenue splash unlikely, it remains to be seen what other moves St. Louis can make in hopes to transform the ballclub from one sputtering around .500 to a contender this season.

OPENING A 26-MAN ROSTER SPOT

Fedde and Pham will both join the Cardinals roster in the upcoming days, with Pham expected possibly as soon as Tuesday. The Cardinals cleared one roster spot on Sunday by designating reliever Giovanny Gallegos for assignment. They will need to clear another to roster both Pham and Fedde, either through trading, optioning or releasing another big-league piece.

The odd man out could possibly be switch-hitting outfielder Dylan Carlson. A 2016 first-round draft pick, Carlson emerged as one of the league's top prospects in the turn to the 2020s, and held the fort as a Cardinals starting outfielder for muc...