Well, the Cubs have certainly helped the Cardinals over the last five games.
Starlin Castro and Alfonso Soriano made up a healthy chunk of the offense again tonight, this time doing it with homers.
But you know the big story …
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Without eovaldi, theres no way LA gets Garza
Lee, Webster, and Gould would be a good package for Garza.
I would be wheelin an dealin if I was the g.m. this team needs an overhaul….
1-garza-rhp/vitters-if to tx. for martin perez-lhp/mike olt-3b/cody buckel-rhp/justin grimm-rhp
2-paul malholm-lhp to atl. for sean gilmartin-lhp/zeke sprull-rhp
3-g.soto-c to yankees for gary sanchez-c/brett marshall-rhp
4-b. lahair-1b/of to balt. for mike belifore-lhp
5-dempster-rhp to l.a. for allen webster-rhp/ethan martin-rhp
deals make sense in all cases,we lack pitching in the system,before you judge look at all the minor league affiliates and you’ll see neither side is gettin burned in any deal…….olt will rot behind beltran in tx. where as vitters is more like a young mike young good hitter w/o a position.
At this point Ill take Buckel straight up.
That kid is s future stud….seriously
is the rest of baseball even aware of what sori is doing. dude is killing it.
We need to extend maholm, dude has pitched his ass off over the last month and a half.
sell high