1. The Cardinals are apparently desperate enough for offense that they're looking at bringing up Troy Glaus to play left field or just as a pinch hitter. He still can't throw without pain, so Brendan Ryan would have to sprint out from shortstop to get the ball flipped to him if the ball gets hit to left. This could result in a lot of singles becoming doubles and with the Cards having a ground ball inducing pitching staff, they could lose out on a lot of double plays this way.
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17 March 2008
Even though Dan Haren is affordable now, they didn’t hesitate to trade him because he will demand too much money by the time the team is ready to compete. Since not much is expected the team this season, Joe Blanton will surely be traded before the deadline, and if Harden and Crosby can stay healthy and produce this season, they would also make very tempting trade bait (especially Harden for a contender in need of pitching) and could potentially bring a decent haul of prospects. Given their track records, that remains a pretty big if.
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