In yet another sign of the Cardinals’ departure from being perennial World Series contenders to one now all in on building for the future, the club swapped its longest-tenured player in Ryan Helsley for three Minor League prospects on Wednesday night.

With one day still to go before the trade deadline, there is time for David Stearns to attempt to add maybe a center fielder and perhaps a starter. The Mets president of baseball operations did not wait,