Cardinals Notes: Holliday, DeRosa, Smoltz

I know many fans want him back. I hope the Cubs do not make DeRosa an offer. For as much as his departure was a mistake last year, bringing him back would be a mistake this year. He is a great clubhouse guy on the downside of his career, who will be too expensive.

I think it would be terrible if Holliday didn't resign with the Cards, ESPECIALLY if he signs with the Yanks.

I would love to have Holliday in left field for the Cardinals and protecting Albert, but I don't see how the Cardinals can go any higher than $100-$110 million over six years and still expect to pay Albert.

If DeRosa were willing to come back to Chicago for $3-4 million a year in a backup roll (LF-RF-2b-3b-1b) then I could see the Cubs bringing him back. Otherwise it wouldn't make much sense. He's declining and not an obvious upgrade anywhere. He may be better than Baker but not enough so to warrant a large contract.

"Coco Crisp? Really? Doesn't matter if he's a switch hitter if he sucks. Aaron Miles is a switch hitter for christ's sake."

Crisp is 100 times the player that Miles is.

Crisp has decent on-base skills and flashed a huge walk rate in limited action in KC, he's got some gap power, he's a plus defender in center, and he's a good baserunner.

Miles doesn't get on base, has zero power, doesn't steal bases and is below-average at every defensive position he plays.

Crisp would greatly improve their defense while giving them a solid switch-hitter with a little offensive upside.

He's not perfect, but I'd rather have the great defense from Crisp/Fukudome than poor defense and a little more pop from a Fukudome/Fox combo.

Honestly, I doubt that they will, especially if the price is going to be high, which I think it will. He's aging, and is going to need wrist surgery, which could easily limit his power majorly. I'd say stay away, and go after Beltre instead.

I think holliday is leaving St. Louis for as much money as possible. We all know that comes when you start a bidding war with the sox and yankees, with the yankees ultimately winning. The yankees have Matsui, damon and nady coming off the books this year and will throw 20+ at holliday without even blinking.

you guys keep saying holliday will only do to yanks cause of money, have you not reliazed he has stated he has always wanted to play in new york and grew up rooting for both teams? i would rather see the yanks keep damon and godzilla

your right lengendarycyrus, but Castro is still at the very least a year away. He might be in the minors 2 or maybe 3 more years, a 2-3 year deal to DeRosa is perfect.

I would like to know why there is so much opposition
to the hiring of McGuire. He said he was using Andro during his career. At that time it was not illegal. Admission of others use has not seems to hurt other athletes. I am asking this just for information. It was a sad time for baseball, and I think they are trying to make up for it now, but those early years will always haunt the sport.