Jason LaRue Rumors
By Tim Dierkes [October 31, 2008 at 4:32pm CST]
According to the AP, the Cardinals signed catcher Jason LaRue to a one-year deal for $950K. LaRue, 34, hit .213/.296/.348 in 189 plate appearances as Yadier Molina's backup.
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By Tim Dierkes [November 19, 2007 at 11:43pm CST]
Some random rumorage before I shut it down for the evening... My 2008 MLB Free Agents list is current; take a gander. The Cardinals signed Jason LaRue to be their backup catcher. LaRue had a nice five-year trend of rising OPS, culminating with an .806 mark in 2005. Then he lost all ability to hit whatsoever. Fortunately, he can still throw guys out. The Cards also inked a couple of sweet former Rated Rookies in Dewon Brazelton and John Wasdin. The Tigers have begun chatting with Kenny Rogers again, this time with The Gambler representing himself. Don't buy that Torii..
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By Tim Dierkes [June 2, 2007 at 10:02am CST]
My apologies for posting some rumors from a few days ago; I'm still catching up. Today's let's look at some recent Cardinals trade rumors. The first question is whether the team should conduct some form of a fire sale. Right now, they're still mired in the NL Central race at 6.5 games out. But if the team does spiral out of contention by July 31st, it might make sense to trade Jason Isringhausen. He's probably their best trading chip. Cards beat writer Joe Strauss mentions the Braves, Indians, and Cubs as teams that would have interest in the 34 year-old..
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