News Summary

• Brendan Donovan is nearing the end of his fourth season with the Cardinals.
• The team’s lone All-Star this season and a past Gold Glove award winner.
• Donovan started his big-league career just as one “wave” of Cardinals ended its run.
• He played alongside Yadier Molina, Albert Pujols and Adam Wainwright as they headed into retirement.
• The next wave of core players continues to take shape, but it's not clear whether Donovan will successfully surf from one wave to the next.