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Larry D.
Hey MLBTradeRumors, add a ‘like’ button, will ya??
CursedRangers
Not a bad idea
JoeyPankake
Having had multiple knee surgeries I have no clue how these guys play professional sports again afterwards. Must have better doctors in the MLB than they do in the Army.
hojostache
Better Doctors….probably, though more likely it’s everything afterwards that is markedly better. It isn’t a knock on the armed services, who train some great docs, but the individualized treatment and attention a pro athlete gets in rehab can’t be matched: personalized nutrition plans, 1:1 specialized trainers, daily massages, etc.
cardfan2011
Im not mad at Heyward’s comments, or how he left for less money to play for the Cubs. However, I am mad at Mo for trading Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins for 1 year of Heyward, but thats baseball. Go Cards!
New Law Era
The Braves ended up being the real winners there. Miller pretty much rebuilt their farm system after they flipped him to Arizona.
basaltguy
And Miller still has not won. 8 ERA.
hojostache
That will go down as one of the worst trades in the last 10 yrs. Miller is a solid #3, but he returned a #1 package. Two of those guys would have been an over-pay, let alone all three.
New Law Era
Well it sort of helps make up for the blunder the Braves made nearly 10 years ago in the Mark Teixeira deal with the Rangers. You can definitely point to that trade as one of the many reasons for the Braves being so horrible now.
themed
Miller and Jenkins nothing special. Miller lost 16 games last year. He’s awful.
Stuart Brown
He lost 17 games, and that was because the team behind him was awful. Miller’s performance throughout the season was enough to place him among the top 30 starters in the majors.
Jake 21
Based on what stats?
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Lol are you seriously using wins and losses to value a pitcher!? You are stupid!
thebare
He wasn’t worth what DBacks gave up but at first glance that was a good deal for the Braves/ for one year of Heywood. The Cardinals just know they held the cards to keep him but they didn’t count on the Curt flood thing happened to them twice
thebare
Free at last free at last Thank you Baby Cubs LOL
New Law Era
The Heyward thing is starting to get blown out of proportion and needs to be put to rest. As a Cards fan, I was definitely sad to see him go, but I fault no one for the outcome. The Cards did everything they could to keep him but it’s pretty clear that his mind was made up. It is what it is.
I can’t really fault him either. I live in Chicago and I can tell you that if you are young, single, and making good $$, this city is a giant playground. I’ve seen these guys at the bars (yes, Heyward included) with their gals, buying bottles and a table, enjoying each other’s company, and having a blast. You only get to live once, so have fun.
And to circle back to his reasoning: I think Heyward was about as honest as he could be in explaining his decision, knowing that most of his new teammates are his age, in the same life situation, and knowing that they will be around for a while.
Who knows what the future will hold. Nothing anyone says or does will change what has happened. Best course of action is to let the man be and move on.
dbacksrs
That was a refreshing post, thanks for sharing.
Deke
I agree. Very well written and nice to see well thought out posts that show your intelligence and ability to look at a situation from others perspective. FYI. Not a Cubs or Cards fan so I’m neutral on the subject and therefore interesting to see all perspectives.
TDKnies 2
Hope Fried fares well. The Braves have an awful track record in recent years of rehabbing from TJ surgery and we already saw Winkler get hurt again this year (though thankfully I believe he just broke the elbow and didn’t re-tear anything). Best of luck to them and the plethora of other young men trying to come back from their elbow injuries.
davidcoonce74
I know baseball isn’t like football in that in football a team can get fined for faking an injury etc. But man, doesn’t this Sandoval “injury” just feel like a completely phantom injury? It’s clear Boston doesn’t want him around the team. They have to pay him anyway so why not trade him for, well, anything. Even pennies on the dollar.
stymeedone
Takes two teams to make a trade. Obviously, Boston hasn’t found a willing partner. Knowing Dave D. , it’s not for lack of trying.
TheMichigan
Can’t see why St.louis fans are mad, considering it was a 1 year rental that they overpaid for
Gogerty
I think you answered your own question. I think most Cardinals fans assumed he was an easy resign, so the overpay was justified.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
You NEVER assume you will be able to resign a one year rental when you trade for them. You give up what ever you think 1 year of that player is worth and if you manage to resign him that’s just gravy.
stl_cards16 2
I don’t think anyone is mad.
themed
Why would any Cardinal fan be unhappy for him leaving? He’s not even hitting his weight. They should be happy they don’t have that albatross on there team.
cardfan2011
Its more about the fact that Mo gave up Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins for 1 year of Heyward, and therefore St. Louis fans thought he should have resigned with them. So when he left, the fans saw the Cards were cheated in that trade no doubt.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
If they wanted to extend J-Hey they should have only agreed to the trade under the condition that he took an extension first.
cardfan2011
Exactly, and they didn’t do that.
rayrayner
.188 but still he’s an above average player – flashing the leather, running the bases, hitting line drives
Albatross? Come back in a month and see if you can pin that label on J-Hey.
One Fan
The med is just a bitter Cardinals fan who wished they had Heyward