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11-06-2013, 07:41 PM | #46 |
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No can sit here with a straight face and say they want Ellsbury if they are five percent worried about anyone else's injury history.
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You have been high on Drew all year. Giving up a draft pick to get Drew is a tough one to swallow. Those draft picks are what allow us to compete with the BILLION TV contracts of the Yankees, LA etc. hard to part with. But when I think of Kozma starting next year...
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11-06-2013, 07:48 PM | #48 |
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I didn't really think Drew would get that qualifying offer. That changes things.
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Lots or rumors/Blogs/talk that the Yankees have already made a large offer to Beltran. I'd hate to give up our extra draft pick for Drew.
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11-06-2013, 08:27 PM | #50 |
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Why do you think they are hellbent on signing Drew? It's one possibility of many, but probably among the least likely. There's a better chance of them flipping some pitching to the Angels for Erick Aybar than there is them signing Drew.
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11-06-2013, 08:42 PM | #51 |
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Yeah I don't get the Drew thoughts. He's gonna cost enough that it could hinder you from potentially keeping some young talent you've developed.
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11-06-2013, 09:04 PM | #52 |
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He's really not. The team is going to clear close to $50 million off the rolls if they decline arb w/ Axford.
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I don't see the Cardinals/Mo/Matheny going into the season without a veteran reliever in the bullpen.
We are not loaded with cash. Everyone gets a raise. We don't benefit any more than other clubs. We have raises coming. But, we do have the money to sign a top ten FA or pick up a high $ contract in a trade. Just one $15-$17 million for 5-6 years pick up.
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Holliday Jay Freese Kozma Wong Carpenter Adams Descalso Molina Wainwright Wacha Miller Lynn Kelly Martinez Choate Rosenthal Motte Garcia Siegrist Maness And that's not counting several fringe pitching arms that would make the league minimum. The Cardinals have a ton of payroll flexibility. The last thing the Cardinals need to do is turn into the Oklahoma City Thunder and ruin their chances at building a dynasty because ownership ends up bullshitting the fans into a need to save money.
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By the time that is going down Garcia and Holliday will be off the books. That's $25+ per year
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This year. It's those later years of contracts that doom teams.
Come on man, the Cardinals are not cheap. They spend money. We have a top ten payroll with a shitty TV/Cable contract. They have done a good job generating money without a gigantic TV contract.
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Wonder what the absolute least the Rockies would take for Tulo
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Wainwright, Craig, and Molina are the only two players on this team with contracts that run past 2016.
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