also, cole hamels is the most valuable asset any team is trading right now. and for the phillies, maybe ever? but sure rush it and take chi chi rodriguez bc the rangers said so.

CalvinBall wrote:also, cole hamels is the most valuable asset any team is trading right now. and for the phillies, maybe ever? but sure rush it and take chi chi rodriguez bc the rangers said so.

Ty cb

Will feel a lot better about this deal once rube is demoted to dallas green's dd this offseason too

Still can't believe they can't trade Howard.

Just keep Cole...he'll be the #1 trade asset in all of baseball in the Offseason.

sometimes i feel like we're gonna get

nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all
nothing at all!

heyeaglefn wrote:Still can't believe they can't trade Howard.

I agree. I'm sure they're willing to eat almost all of his deal. You can't tell me Howard at pennies on the dollar can't help somebody down the stretch.

Tuesday night's game, TMac and the crew will be broadcasting from near the on-deck circle

Is it wrong to hope what I'm hoping?

JFLNYC wrote:Is it wrong to hope what I'm hoping?

bat or ball

pacino wrote:Just keep Cole...he'll be the #1 trade asset in all of baseball in the Offseason.

lol

Wheels Tupay wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Is it wrong to hope what I'm hoping?

bat or ball

I'm agnostic.

JFLNYC wrote:Is it wrong to hope what I'm hoping?

No I too want McCarthy apprehended for playing pepper

Jerome Williams is trash and I don't know what is wrong with Justin DeFratus

BigEd76 wrote:

I'm really glad cole was able to get his actual no hitter, and with us

Awesome way to close the book. He performed a masterpiece that meant a lot.

so when are announcements coming for the trades of howard, ruiz, brown, revere, and frenchy?
(obviously gotta have more non-dl time before dealing harang and williams and utley)

JFLNYC wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:Still can't believe they can't trade Howard.

I agree. I'm sure they're willing to eat almost all of his deal. You can't tell me Howard at pennies on the dollar can't help somebody down the stretch.

wouldnt surprise me if the Cards get him in August sometime for dreck and the Phils eating it all but around 6 million, and I'm ok with that

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:Still can't believe they can't trade Howard.

I agree. I'm sure they're willing to eat almost all of his deal. You can't tell me Howard at pennies on the dollar can't help somebody down the stretch.

wouldnt surprise me if the Cards get him in August sometime for dreck and the Phils eating it all but around 6 million, and I'm ok with that

Especially if Holliday is indeed done for the year. Mark Reynolds has been terrible, but he's on a 1-year deal anyway. No reason they can't just do a straight platoon with him and Howard. Reynolds has been at least marginally serviceable against LHP.

I assume Piscotty takes over in LF now, but he's only got like 20 ML AB under his belt. As much as I expect him to bat .400 between now and the WS because that's what those guys do for the Cardinals, they obviously can't rely on that. They need someone to fill out that lineup.

I wonder if the Brewers would be willing to send Gomez there. Seems like an obvious move for the Cards now, but it's within the division. Move Grichuk to LF, and their OF defense would be sick with Grichuk-Gomez-Heyward.

Cards just got Brandon Moss