View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
According to Jason Isringhausen's agent, four teams are interested in the longtime Cardinals closer. The Cardinals and Indians are said to be on there, while speculation is that the Athletics and Braves could be the other two. Jensen Lewis saved...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the San Diego press, the Cardinals will send class AAA reliever Mark Worrell and Class AA righty Luke Gregorson to the Padres in exchange for Khalil Greene. Hopefully that will settle down the people freaking out on sports radio with talk that the pitchers are Chris Perez and Jason Motte. Worrell was 3-3 with a 2.15 ERA while Gregorson was 7-6 with a 3.35 ERA. Essentially,...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The St. Louis Cardinals’ main “problem area” last season was no well kept secret. The bullpen was in shambles two weeks into April and not a move was made that could right the ship. The team already has two live young arms in Chris Perez and Jason Motte that have proven to be reasonably effective [...]
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... completely out of character... Unless the Birds plan to shock us all by dealing Chris Perez and/or Jason Motte for a cleanup hitter, starting pitcher or middle infield help. Also on Davidoff's Cardinals shopping list was Diamondbacks righty reliever Juan Cruz who was 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA last season. Cruz struck out 71 in 51 innings pitched and is expected to cost the birds $15 million...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... After all, when the Cubs are trying to trade for Jake Peavy when they are already committed to Jason Marquis to be their fifth starter at just shy of $10 million in 2009 and they're shopping for a right fielder to replace the right fielder they signed to a long-term contract last season, it's pretty obvious that money is no object. I don't think Wood is worth even considering for the Cardinals,...
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... talent -- Jess Todd reached Double-A in 2008. But they have appealing relieves in Chris Perez and Jason Motte, and a surplus of outfielders, with center field-type Skip Schumacker seeming like a good, young fit for the Rockies and Rick Ankiel's name having come up in trade rumors before. Don't sleep on the Nationals -- they were willing to give Alfonso Soriano a one-year stopover...
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... talent -- Jess Todd reached Double-A in 2008. But they have appealing relieves in Chris Perez and Jason Motte, and a surplus of outfielders, with center field-type Skip Schumacker seeming like a good, young fit for the Rockies and Rick Ankiel's name having come up in trade rumors before. Don't sleep on the Nationals -- they were willing to give Alfonso Soriano a one-year stopover...
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... talent -- Jess Todd reached Double-A in 2008. But they have appealing relieves in Chris Perez and Jason Motte, and a surplus of outfielders, with center field-type Skip Schumacker seeming like a good, young fit for the Rockies and Rick Ankiel's name having come up in trade rumors before. Don't sleep on the Nationals -- they were willing to give Alfonso Soriano a one-year stopover...
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... talent -- Jess Todd reached Double-A in 2008. But they have appealing relieves in Chris Perez and Jason Motte, and a surplus of outfielders, with center field-type Skip Schumacker seeming like a good, young fit for the Rockies and Rick Ankiel's name having come up in trade rumors before. Don't sleep on the Nationals -- they were willing to give Alfonso Soriano a one-year stopover...
MLB (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... talent -- Jess Todd reached Double-A in 2008. But they have appealing relieves in Chris Perez and Jason Motte, and a surplus of outfielders, with center field-type Skip Schumacker seeming like a good, young fit for the Rockies and Rick Ankiel's name having come up in trade rumors before. Don't sleep on the Nationals -- they were willing to give Alfonso Soriano a one-year stopover...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... or a clean-up hitter instead of an aging closer. Unless they plan to use Chris Perez and/or Jason Motte as bargaining chips to get a starter or fourth hitter after they sign Fuentes. Before we get carried away, however, Fuentes is lefthanded and breathing, so he will be expensive. And did I mention that the Mets -- who have lost Billy Wagner for 2009 and the Angels -- who expect to...
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
... as a closer. Cordero, if the Cardinals can get him cheaply, could help mentor Chris Perez and Jason Motte while he gets his arm strength up. And maybe by the second half of the season he would be at full steam to either help the Birds on their playoff push or to use as trade bait.
