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Rasmus Traded (1 Viewer)
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Brady Marino
Footballguy
GOOD ####### RIDDANCE.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Not if he doesn't cut down on the strikeouts and stop valuing his daddy's advice over his manager's.
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RnR
Footballguy
, but I can certainly see why people that don't follow this team on a daily basis think Toronto got a steal. Maybe Colby will grow up in Toronto and develop into the player we all know he's capable of being, but removing this personality from the team dynamic was the right decision for St. Louis.
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Billy Bats
Footballguy
What was he doing that was so terrible, as far as his attitude and relationship with LaRussa?
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
From what I have seen, he is just an adequate CF. He is terribly inconsistent as a hitter as well. He does have a lot of talent, and may improve, but who knows. All I know is the Cards really needed to upgrade their pitching staff and they did it. They really only gave up Rasmus and got 4 very serviceable players in return.
Eephus
Footballguy
Three of the four are free agents at the end of the season
Brady Marino
Footballguy
And two of the three (Jackson and MAYBE Dotel) will get the Cards a bunch of draft picks so they can draft more Rasmuses.
Eephus
Footballguy
Jackson will probably be Class B so they'll get one sandwich pick for that.Free agent classification of relief pitchers is very strange. But for the Cards to be eligible for any compensation pick for Dotel, they'll have to buy out his option year for $750K and offer him arbitration at a minimum of $2.2M. This would be crazy for a 38 year old pitcher.Patterson will be a Class Z free agent like he is every year.They won't get a bunch of picks.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
20% strikeout this year, down from 27%. Very reasonable given his power and walk numbers.He is a mess in CF, though. Much better suited to a corner.
More often than not, players that the Cardinals have traded for who are about to become free agents, stay in St. Louis when the Cardinals are interested. But, the Cardinals made this trade to win now. They only gave up Rasmus who is a proven everyday player, but that is it. I think it is worth the gamble.
dparker713
Footballguy
Even if Rasmus is merely an everyday player, he's still the best position prospect the Cards have drafted since Pujols. The front office chose an 80 million year old *genius* over a 24 year old talent under cost control for 3 or 4 more years. The only way this trade makes any sense is if they win it all this year - flags fly forever. But that isn't exactly a good bet.
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So, you think it is better to save money for the next 3-4 years than try to win it all this year?
dparker713
Footballguy
I think trading away the prime years of a promising player to upgrade your crappy 5th starter, and to add 2 bullpen arms to your 14 man pitching staff is a steep price to pay. But you knew Rasmus was gone as soon as they broguht LaRussa back. Its not like this is the first player he's run out of town.
