St. Louis Cardinals Sign Free Agent Shortstop Rafael Furcal

got the speed and arm for it

…Shelby is a potential flagship starter; shortstops can be replaced more easily than aces. No way I trade Miller for Machado straight up.

Also, if Machado’s stock has fallen maybe he’d be easier to acquire. Gast, Jackson, and Schumaker for Machado, make it happen MO!

But its just a thought, id love to see some out of the box thinking on the organizations part to get us some depth at the position

or maybe craig, with the fourth/fifth outfielder bolstering the defense in right with berkman sitting.

Though I could still see one of them making it if there’s no FA OF signing, at least while Craig is out.

3B, I don’t know…

in exchange for leaving chambers on the bench, except that chamber is probably a lot more fun to watch.

and he can get righties out, which Sherrill really can’t. But in all honesty, if either would sign for ~$3m, I’d be fine with it.

Following an impressive 2010 campaign, Kuo was throwing with about 50 or 60 percent effort during the offseason without stopping at the behest of the Dogers medical staff. As Kuo typically experiences elbow problems during spring training each year, it was suggested that the offseason throwing exercises would help him avoid the disabled list in the start of the season.6 However, Kuo struggled early on. He spent some time on the DL with a back strain and in nine games he had a 11.57 ERA. On May 11, the Dodgers put him back on the disabled list with what they termed an “anxiety disorder.” Manager Don Mattingly said he did not know when Kuo would be able to pitch again.7 He did eventually rejoin the Dodgers on August 10 but continued to pitch poorly down the stretch. Kuo finished the season 1-2 with a career high ERA of 9.00 in 27 innings pitched. At the end of the season, he remarked that he was undecided about if he wanted to continue playing.

i think he’s just hyper prone to injury. but if you catch lightning in a bottle, he’s one of the best relievers in MLB.

that is so uninteresting for us.

Like if Jackson and Dotel didn’t qualify for compensation picks we’d get the 3 ptbnl’s and if they did we’d just get a nominal amount of cash.

at this point I think it’s not reasonable to expect him to be healthy the entire deal. definitely a deal that had to be made, though.

Worst 2 year deal ever.

simply because he was pre-arb when he signed it.

I’ll be pleased if we get either.

But just sign

if he stops being ridiculous very soon

the team that he – allegedly – loves and always had some kind of magically special relationship with. Seems like the kind of thing that he could have had written out of his contract, if he really wanted it to be.

The more that comes out about Albert, the more i’m inclinded to disbelieve everything he’s ever said.

give it to him in 20 years, if he wants it then.

number 5***, not “1.”

nobody can ever wear the #5 again for the Cardinals no matter what. I don’t care if they actual build him a statue outside the stadium, or if they actually put #5 on the outfield fence. Nobody can possibly ever wear that number again for the Cardinals though.

I was sad when they didn’t retire Edmonds’ #, but this is different.

He put up 88 WAR, 2 WS rings and 3 MVPs. He’s not a good bet to achieve more than 50% of any of those things in Anaheim.

I have a feeling RPs are bringing that amount up more than it should..

but you have to factor in injury risk. I think 2 WAR per year is a good projection, which still makes this deal a bargain. Also he has massive upside.

we’ll have to keep an eye on that one

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