The St. Louis Cardinals need to add a star to their roster in the coming months, or the season will feel like a bit of a waste for the fan base.

St. Louis is contending right now, but the roster isn’t built to win the World Series. The Cardinals are one or two stars away from competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at the top of the National League.

Thomas Gauvain of Redbird Rants recently suggested the Cardinals could swing a trade for Boston Red Sox star Jarren Duran in the coming weeks.

“Duran has a .257/.311/.408 slash line this year; that makes him a slightly below league-average hitter according to OPS+,” Gauvain wrote. “However, he posted a .285/.342/.492 slash line with 21 home runs and 34 stolen bases last year for a 134 OPS+; when paired with his plus defense (10 outs above average) in right field last year, that’s a top-10 position player.

“The St. Louis Cardinals have failed to have a superstar lead their team these past three seasons. They’ve managed to float on by with a collection of above-average players, but they’ll need a star to take their team to the next level. Chaim Bloom should prioritize finding a star as his first task when he becomes the organization’s president of baseball operations.”

Duran to St. Louis makes a lot more sense than some of the trade rumors surrounding the team. The Cardinals could use the services of a productive, controllable outfielder with the potential that Duran has.

St. Louis also has a loaded farm system it could trade from. The front office could use some of the top pitching prospects as leverage to trade for the Red Sox star.

For Boston, its outfield is loaded with talent, too, which makes Duran quite expendable. With more prospects flying up the farm system to eventually replace Duran, it wouldn’t be shocking to see the former All-Star dealt away this season.

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