Poll results: BND readers in southwest IL vote on St. Louis Cardinals trade possibilities

With Major League Baseball’s trade deadline fast approaching, the latest Belleville News-Democrat poll asked readers to vote on possible options the St. Louis Cardinals should pursue.

The list of potential candidates included first baseman Josh Bell with the Washington Nationals, pitcher Madison Bumgarner with the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitcher Luis Castillo with the Cincinnati Reds, infielder/outfielder Brandon Drury with the Cincinnati Reds, pitcher Frankie Montas with the Oakland A’s, pitcher Jose Quintana with the Pittsburgh Pirates and outfielder Juan Soto with the Washington Nationals. The poll closed at 11:59 p.m. Thursday.

Here were the results:

• Bumgarner: 31%

• Soto: 22%

• Castillo: 19%

• Montas: 16%

• Quintana: 6%

• Bell: 3%
• Drury: 2%

The trade deadline is 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Will the Cardinals seek out one of these players or someone not listed? Time will tell.

To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers.

The next poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Tuesday and will be a vote on whether you think the Redbirds will make the playoffs or not.

Please email poll ideas to gvartanian@bnd.com.