Guest Michael Jordan Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Late last Wednesday night the Cardinals became the "Front Runners" for Roy Oswalt. According to Craig Calcaterra the Cardinals and Roy Oswalt would like to join forces, but there are obstacles. FULL STORY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest STL10 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Great read. Keep up the good work bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Well, it would surely give the Cardinals the best rotation in baseball, I do not think there is really any question there. I am not sure about a few of your points, though. First, I don't think there is any way the Cardinals give up that much to get him, especially if Shelby Miller is a part of the deal. Second, I don't really see how this strengthens their chances of keeping Pujols. Apparently, one of the main sticking points of acquiring Oswalt (whereever he may get traded) is that he wants his 2012 option picked up, which would mean he's guaranteed $32 million over the next 2 seasons. (Yes, I know, somebody is saying that he might not demand this if he goes to St. Louis, but I have yet to see a quote directly from him about it). For a middle-market team that is already nearly stretched to their payroll limit such as the St. Louis Cardinals, that is no small chunk of change. I think we all know what kind of deal Pujols is going to want/get. Granted, I see no way Pujols leaves the Cardinals and I think they will make it happen, but adding a huge salary like Oswalt's is certainly not going to improve their chances of keeping Pujols. Edited July 22, 2010 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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