Please do not trade Nolan Gorman

No, there are no absolutes when it comes to trade deadline hypotheticals, but Gorman should be close to untouchable

Let me at the outset take the bold step of undermining my own premise by saying I think a deadline trade involving Nolan Gorman is quite unlikely. The reporting tells us that “teams are asking about Gorman” as opposed to “the Cardinals are shopping Gorman.” That’s a welcome distinction. Still, the possibility of Gorman being moved in exchange for the swing-and-miss, controllable starting pitching for which the organization is so starved continues to concern me. And so I bleat from the nearest available mountaintop: Please do not trade Nolan Gorman. 

As a matter of general principle, no player is truly untrade-able, and it’s not hard to come up with a hypothetical swap that would move me to relent and say, sure, I’d deal Gorman for that. Maybe discussions land John Mozeliak on just such a deal before Tuesday, but I’m having trouble conjuring up a realistic trade scenario that would justify parting with Gorman. Now comes the part in which I attempt to validate this stance of mine.