View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
If the Cardinals pick up Matt Holliday in a trade from the Rockies, the team would almost certainly be forcing itself to bring Colby Rasmus to the majors next season. The St. Louis offer for the All-Star outfielder is said...
MLB (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Mailbag: Is Rasmus untouchable?
Redbird Ramblings (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
... on for the last month or so (check out the last one at C70’s blog ). th main question here is: is colby rasmus untouchable? I think he pretty much is. he is valued highly in this organization; some say too highly but I disagree. He is listed by most minor league scouting agencies to be one of the top five prospects in all if baseball. this kid cannot be traded. why? first of all,...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... Boyd, Blake Williams 2001: Justin Pope 2002: None 2003: Daric Barton 2004: Chris Lambert 2005: Colby Rasmus, Tyler Greene 2006: Adam Ottavino 2007: Peter Kozma Anybody on this list the Cardinals couldn't live without? Maybe Rasmus. But the jury is really out on that one still. I think it's pretty safe to say that Renteria is more important to the Cardinals 2009 and 2010 plans...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... Escobar. Or it could give the Cardinals a pretty nasty combo of Ludwick, Ibanez and Ankiel while Colby Rasmus works out the bugs in the minors. Given the Cardinals' budget concerns, I'd guess they're thinking about the former more than the latter. Ibanez made $5.5 last year for Seattle.
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Scan any winter league roster—the Dominican, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico—and his name is nowhere to be found. And don't bother Google-searching lists for the Arizona Fall League, or even Hawaii Winter Baseball. Colby Rasmus, the Cardinals' top prospect despite a mostly forgettable 2008 season, is sitting this one out.
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... then goes off the rails and speculates that the White Sox could fetch St. Louis uber prospect Colby Rasmus for those players. Not likely, and impossible if Chicago wasn't willing to pick up a decent chunk of the $22 million that Dye and Vazquez will combine to make in 2009. I was thinking oft mentioned catching prospect Bryan Anderson and a minor leaguer not named Rasmus orJess...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Although Dye and pitcher have limited no-trade clauses, dealing them could help the Sox address needs of speed, youth and catching depth.St. Louis, which is looking for starting pitching and outfield help, could entice the Sox with a package that includes top outfield prospect Colby Rasmus, who is a leadoff type.Even with teams allowed to offer contracts to free agents beginning Friday,...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... would make the Cardinals' offense far more potent, and the ascension of top outfield prospect Colby Rasmus could provide another boost.Assuming, of course, that Holliday would be as formidable in St. Louis as he has been in Colorado.While Coors is not the hitters' paradise it once was, it still ranked third in run production last season according to park factor, which compares the...
The Gas House Gang (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Where have you gone Colby Rasmus. If you ask Cardinals fans, you think the guy was done but that’s hardly the case. The Cardinals had one of the top prospects in all of baseball in Rasmus and he fell flat and was hurt most of the year. Still, the Cardinals had some great succes in [...]
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... outfield bat. While the Cardinals have softened their "untouchable" stance when it comes to Colby Rasmus, they certainly shouldn't deal the top prospect in the organization for a guy who could be a free agent at the end of the year. Enter Ryan Ludwick, a guy who hit a tick under .300 with 37 homers and more than 100 RBIs who isn't eligible for free agency for three seasons. Ludwick...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... was the Birds second most productive and powerful hitter. So it's unreasonable to think that Colby Rasmus could be promoted to the big leagues to replace him. If the Cardinals were planning to deal for an established cleanup hitter, like Magglio Ordonez or Matt Holliday, the deal could make sense. But, barring another big splash, losing Ludwick would further weaken a hit and miss...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... Kerry Wood . They also like Raul Ibanez . The Cardinals could move forward with a Ryan Ludwick / Colby Rasmus / Rick Ankiel outfield, or trade one of them. Ankiel, entering his contract year, seems most likely to go if Rasmus is ready. David Eckstein is marketing himself as a second baseman for 2009. Don't look for the Phillies to move Shane Victorino in a Matt Holliday deal....
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... . 2005: Red Sox pick Jacoby Ellsbury for Angels signing Orlando Cabrera . 2005: Cardinals pick Colby Rasmus for Red Sox signing Edgar Renteria .
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
... The Cards have a starting outfield of Ryan Ludwick , Rick Ankiel , and Skip Schumaker , with Colby Rasmus coming on fast. Rasmus will be a rookie, while Ankiel is a Boras client eligible for free agency after '09. There are other interesting players on the roster ( Brian Barton , Joe Mather , Chris Duncan ), but the Cards aren't overflowing with starters. Viva El Birdos contests...
