St. Louis Cardinals Rumors

Cards Willing To Make Strong Offer For Halladay

The Cardinals are prepared to offer talent for Roy Halladay, but they're not going to disassemble their entire system to acquire the Jays ace, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "We may be able to give up an arm or a leg," a Cardinals source told Strauss. "But we're not going to sacrifice the whole body." Strauss hears that the Jays want major league-ready pitching in return for Halladay. This could pose a problem for the Cards, as they may have to surrender Jess Todd or Francisco Samuel to complete the Mark DeRosa deal. The Blue Jays...   Continue Reading

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Braves Rumors: Escobar, Soriano, Payroll

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the latest on the Braves. Here are the details: They're taking calls from teams interested in Yunel Escobar. There's nothing to the suggestion that the Braves could send Escobar and prospects to Oakland for Matt Holliday and Orlando Cabrera, especially since Escobar's much cheaper than Holliday and hitting about as well. The Cardinals are interested in Escobar, but they wouldn't trade Ryan Ludwick. O'Brien hears that the Braves offered Rafael Soriano to the Cards for Joe Mather last winter but the Cards wouldn't make the move. Braves GM Frank Wren repeated that he...   Continue Reading

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Roy Halladay Rumors: Friday

For all of the Pedro Martinez rumors, Roy Halladay remains the best pitcher available. Here's the latest buzz surrounding the ace ace of a Jays team that's now fallen below .500: The Rangers have enough money coming off the books in 2010 to afford Halladay then, so his 2009 salary could be the team's biggest obstacle, according to Jamey Newberg. If the Rangers can afford Halladay this year, Newberg says the Rangers could give up Neftali Feliz or Justin Smoak- not both- along with Taylor Teagarden and others. But Derek Holland and Martin Perez are untouchable for Newberg. MLB.com's Todd...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Glaus, Magglio, Halladay

More links for the afternoon... for those on Roy Halladay alert, he pitched well today, though he wasn't exactly lights-out. Troy Glaus could begin rehabbing this weekend, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ESPN.com's Rob Neyer says it will be "exceptionally difficult" for Magglio Ordonez to bat 166 more times if he remains in a platoon. If he bats 165 times or less, his $18MM option for 2010 doesn't vest. Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News says there's almost no way the Yankees would agree to take on Vernon Wells' salary in a potential Roy...   Continue Reading

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Roy Halladay Rumors: Prospect Update

The Blue Jays want top talent in exchange for Roy Halladay, but we heard yesterday that the Phillies have some untouchable players, perhaps Kyle Drabek. Here's what the Cards and Mets are saying about their top prospects: Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post Dispatch confirms that John Mozeliak will call the Blue Jays, but suggests some in the organization would not consider dealing Brett Wallace, who the Jays wanted in last year's draft. Baseball America ranks Wallace as the 21st best prospect in baseball and the Cards' only prospect in the top 50. Jon Heyman of SI.com says the...   Continue Reading

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Roy Halladay Rumors: Thursday

All of this morning's Roy Halladay rumors: Could the Red Sox make a play for Halladay? Sure, but Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe says "they won't." Nick Cafardo of the Globe says the Red Sox hadn't inquired about Halladay as of late yesterday afternoon. Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald says the Red Sox would have to be prepared to surrender Clay Buchholz and two other top prospects to acquire Halladay. Josh Beckett told Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he'd like to pitch in the same rotation as Halladay, but thinks the Red Sox have enough talent to win...   Continue Reading

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Cardinals Have "Real" Interest In Halladay

According to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals' interest in Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay is very real. Here's what Strauss tweeted just a moment ago: Asked about the price tag for Halladay, a club source said: "Give Ricciardi all our minor-league rosters and let him circle any 5 names." A deal with the Cardinals would start with Brett Wallace, and might also include shortstop Pete Kozma, catcher Bryan Anderson, outfielder Daryl Jones and/or right-hander Clay Mortensen. We're just throwing the Birds' top prospects out on the table, but that's what it's going to take. According to...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: O's, Phillies, Braun, DeRosa

More links for the afternoon... Today's chat will take place in a little over an hour, at 2pm CST. It's worth checking out this Jerry Crasnick article at ESPN.com just for the photo of Nick Markakis balancing a folding chair on his chin. As Crasnick says, Markakis, Adam Jones, Nolan Reimold and Luke Scott will be an impressive group of outfielders on improved O's teams in the near future. In the midst of his mid-season awards, SI.com's Tom Verducci says the Tigers and Dodgers deserve credit for well-thought-out offseason moves. David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News lays out five...   Continue Reading

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Miguel Angel Sano Rumors: Monday

9:25pm: Arangure also notes that the Aroldis Chapman defection could have a major impact on Sano's negotiations. As he tweets, "Certain teams will save money for run at Aroldis. Last minute offer (for) Sano less likely now." 9:04pm: Seeking more information, I asked Arangure whether the Twins and Pirates also see Sano as a guy not worth a $4MM signing bonus. He was kind enough to respond: "For me, the Twins aren't real contenders anymore. The Pirates won't give record money because they won't have to." 8:58pm: ESPN's Jorge Arangure, who's been on the ball since the international signing period...   Continue Reading

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Pirates, Papelbon, Rivera

On this date 42 years ago, Brian Cashman was born. Cashman has been the General Manager of the Yankees since 1998 and is signed through 2011. With four weeks until the trade deadline, Cashman will certainly be active in the trade market. Let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere... The Guttridge-Wang Trade Model attempts to quantify all aspects of a trade. MLB Notebook looks at how teams that are willing to spend will control this year's trade market. Mets Geek evaluates some buy-low trade targets for the Mets. Sully Baseball recommends that the Mets not...   Continue Reading

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