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Cards acquire Branyan; Rolen to DL 

Post#1 » by bigboy1234 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:27 pm

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have acquired infielder/outfielder Russell Branyan from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player-to-be-named later.

The left-handed swinging Branyan, 31, has compiled a lifetime mark of .229 with 120 home runs and 298 RBI in 695 games with Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Tampa Bay, San Diego and Philadelphia. He enjoyed a 20-homer season for the Indians in 2001 and combined for a career-high 24 homers with the Indians and Reds in 2002.

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I actually really like Branyan and think this is a great move if the PTBNL is another crap prospect like in the Maroth trade.
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Post#2 » by pacerfan » Sun Sep 2, 2007 11:12 am

Is Rolen really out for the season? That's what I thought I read somewhere else.
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Post#3 » by bigboy1234 » Sun Sep 2, 2007 7:07 pm

Yeah he is, I believe he will be undergoing surgery to remove some scar tissue from his shoulder.
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Post#4 » by mizzoupacers » Mon Sep 3, 2007 2:44 am

Pretty nice pickup considering the circumstances. Way ta go, Jocketty! :clap:

But I'm pleased to see LaRussa stick with Brendan Ryan at third base. The kid is on fiyah these days.
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Post#5 » by Buck You » Tue Sep 4, 2007 6:37 pm

Damn, Branyan sure moves around the majors.
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Post#6 » by bigboy1234 » Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:47 pm

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:Damn, Branyan sure moves around the majors.

Which is odd because if you add up his 2004-2006 stats he has a .847 OPS. And a .894 OPS against righties, which is pretty good. Hopefully LaRussa will give him a lot of chances against the righties though.
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Post#7 » by pacerfan » Sat Sep 8, 2007 5:01 pm

Branyan had a tough game last night.

He whiffed on a big opportunity in the eighth against Arizona. Couldn't make contact. Couldn't get the runner home. Also made an error which led to an early run. He's going to have to do better down the stretch for us to be competitive.

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