Cards Target Vasquez

by pzonehitter on Dec 7, 2005 10:56 PM EST

The Cards are trying to work out the details on a trade that would send Jeff Supan, Jason Marquis, and two pitching prospects( Wainright/Lambert)to the D-Backs for Javier Vasquez and two prospects. One of the prospects is believed to be one of the D-Backs top OF prospects, Carlos Quentin. The Cards believe Quentin can fill one of the corner OF spots that they currently have open and can platoon Johnny Rodriguez/So Taguchi in the other. My source also says that the Cards would then try to convince Matt Morris and Mark Grudzielanek to take a little less than market value to come back( which is what both players would like to do any way).

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Do you have any more specifics?

Because I still find this hard to believe. Most indications out of Arizona this offseason have them doing several things.

Moving Troy Glaus
Moving Luis Gonzalez or Shawn Green.

Why?

So Chad Tracy can play at third base, and so they can open up a hole for Carlos Quentin in the OF.

They are also supposedly pushing Tony Clark aside, despite his revival last season (well maybe not aside, but limiting his AB's) so that Conor Jackson will get AB's.

I just don't see Wainwright, Marquis, Suppan, and Lambert as enough to get Vazquez, Quentin, and a prospect. Who's the last prospect supposed to be, incidentally?

by toonsterwu on Dec 10, 2005 6:49 AM EST reply actions