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onthebucks
Miklasz did write a very nice article about the Cards and how they may choose to replace Matt Adams. Significant in his article was mention of the possibility of the Cards trading with the Phils for Ryan Howard. The deal makes sense because Howard is from the St. Louis area and has always played very well at Busch Stadium. However, the fact that Howard is starting to resemble the Howard of old at the plate, that he has St. Louis listed on his no-trade list, and that he has just gotten over a bitter legal feud with his family who live in the St. Louis area are all reasons the Cards may want Howard more than he wants to play in St. Louis. Howard seems very comfortable now in Philly and may not want to pull up roots at the present time. Insofar as he is hitting homers again, driving in runs and hitting for a better average, the Philly fans are starting to root for him again. Howard is currently one of the few reasons Philly fans have to fill seats at Ciizens Bank Park. Cole Hamels is one of the other reasons. Amaro realizes this and will probably be a lot less willing to just give Howard away as he tried to do this past winter. Howard may still be traded before the trade dealine, but whoever acquires him will probably have to pay a greater percentage of his salary than they would have before the season started and come up with a fairly respectable prospect or two.
MattHollidaysForearms
TL;DR, Ryan Howard isn’t good and 2 months of baseball doesn’t erase the past 3 years.
onthebucks
While two months won’t undo what’s already been done in the past three years, they could help convincingly demonstrate the difference good health makes in a professional athlete’s performance. Howard played injured the past three years and, now that he’s healthy again, he’s showing his old form, old power and old swagger. Howard is one of only a handful of major leaguers who have the ability to turn a game around with one swing of the bat in any park.
pete peterson
Coming back from a ruptured Achilles tendon is tough for anyone, let alone for a heavy-set athlete. I hope Howard is healthy once more, so people can view him objectively.
Obamarxist
When Uribe left the Giants in 2010, he claimed that there was also a misunderstanding between him and his agent. He claimed he didn’t want to leave the Giants when his agent indicated that he’d sign with the hated Dodgers.