Still, a team may be willing to overpay for a rental arm, which would allow the Cardinals to bring back a decent prospect or two to restock the farm system. Trading Fedde would also open up a rotation spot for prospect Michael McGreevy.

The big story of the day was the fact that Erick Fedde -- who has been struggling lately -- was unable to make it through the second inning of the contest against Chicago before being pulled. Fedde has flipped a switch in a negative way over his last few starts. He has allowed 17 earned runs across his last three starts alone.