Angels, Dodgers, Indians good fit for Rolen
Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 7:34 pm EDT
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen has a no-trade clause and there has been no indication that he is willing to waive it or that he has even been approached about dropping it.
Fans seem to be packing his bags, not Rolen and not the Cardinals. Not now. Because of that talking about the teams he would approve a trade to would only be a series of guesses. The Los Angeles Dodgers appear likeable. The Cleveland Indians, too. Maybe the Los Angeles Angels. All three have prospects the Cardinals could use. To make such a deal
Would You Trade Scott Rolen?
Would You Trade Scott Rolen?
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Would You Trade Scott Rolen?
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bigboy1234
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Would I be willing to trade him? Yeah, because he has 3 and a half years left on his deal for 42M.
Do I think it's the smartest thing to trade him now? Probably not, his value is probably at an all-time low. But on the other hand if he never turns it around he's just a wasted 42M. But just last year he was pretty damn good, and just in 2004 he had a MVP quality year, so you never know.
If someone is offering a good prospect you have to do the deal I think. Because with a prospect you essentially get a free player for the first 3 years, and you could use that 12M/year extra to sign a pretty good free agent.
Do I think it's the smartest thing to trade him now? Probably not, his value is probably at an all-time low. But on the other hand if he never turns it around he's just a wasted 42M. But just last year he was pretty damn good, and just in 2004 he had a MVP quality year, so you never know.
If someone is offering a good prospect you have to do the deal I think. Because with a prospect you essentially get a free player for the first 3 years, and you could use that 12M/year extra to sign a pretty good free agent.
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I'd probably say no, because I'm not ready to give up on Rolen just because he is having a down year, and I'm not big on trading guys who have proved they are All-Star caliber for prospects who haven't proved much of anything yet.
I'd be more likely to say yes if the Cardinals front office gave me their personal promise that if Rolen gets shipped for prospects and cost-cutting, then they will use the savings to acquire some other big-ticket player. The Cardinals can afford a few Rolenesque contracts alongside their one Pujolsesque contract. And if they don't give it to us, then they are screwing us. We ain't the Royals.
I'd be more likely to say yes if the Cardinals front office gave me their personal promise that if Rolen gets shipped for prospects and cost-cutting, then they will use the savings to acquire some other big-ticket player. The Cardinals can afford a few Rolenesque contracts alongside their one Pujolsesque contract. And if they don't give it to us, then they are screwing us. We ain't the Royals.
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