http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/off-season-moves/ News, Notes and Historical Information on the St. Louis Cardinals Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:54:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/off-season-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-19209 John Mulroy Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:59:31 +0000 http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/off-season-moves/#comment-19209 To be honest as I followed the Rolen saga I really wanted the Cards to trade him for a few good prospects and still think that would have been the best thing they could have done. However, I feel that if they could have done it they would and the reason they made the Glaus deal is that the other offers (if there were any) involved marginal to bottom-shelf prospects. I really would have liked to see them hold on to him so he could show early in the season that he was healthy and producing so they could have swung a deal for some solid prospects, but it seemed like LaRussa forced their hand by publicly calling him out. There was no way those two were going to co-exist, so just getting Rolen out of the clubhouse was half the battle, in my opinion. To be honest as I followed the Rolen saga I really wanted the Cards to trade him for a few good prospects and still think that would have been the best thing they could have done. However, I feel that if they could have done it they would and the reason they made the Glaus deal is that the other offers (if there were any) involved marginal to bottom-shelf prospects. I really would have liked to see them hold on to him so he could show early in the season that he was healthy and producing so they could have swung a deal for some solid prospects, but it seemed like LaRussa forced their hand by publicly calling him out. There was no way those two were going to co-exist, so just getting Rolen out of the clubhouse was half the battle, in my opinion.

]]> http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/off-season-moves/comment-page-1/#comment-19173 GrownWarrior1 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:55:40 +0000 http://www.stlouiscardsblog.com/off-season-moves/#comment-19173 Hey John enjoyed reading this blog however if Glaus doesn't pan out and runs into those same injuries you speak of for the 2008 season wouldn't acquiring those prospects been a better move? Glaus is an injury-prone player and that was with taking HGH now he is off i can only imagine things getting worse. In the end getting rid of Rolen was a must and acquiring a World Series MVP does create a nice pulse for the team but I just believe stacking the minor leagues is a must right now, even the Yankees are finally realizing it. Anyway great blog and interested to see your response. Hey John enjoyed reading this blog however if Glaus doesn’t pan out and runs into those same injuries you speak of for the 2008 season wouldn’t acquiring those prospects been a better move? Glaus is an injury-prone player and that was with taking HGH now he is off i can only imagine things getting worse. In the end getting rid of Rolen was a must and acquiring a World Series MVP does create a nice pulse for the team but I just believe stacking the minor leagues is a must right now, even the Yankees are finally realizing it. Anyway great blog and interested to see your response.

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