Next stop on our amnesty tour around baseball is the NL Central.
NL CENTRAL
Cubs- When you try to trade a player and no one will take him unless you pay almost all of his salary, then the amnesty clause may be the best bet for you. This is the situation the Cubs are in with Alfonso [...]
02/22/12
Here’s the running list of Tuesday rumors from the Winter Meetings:
–According to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, Pujols is down to choosing between the Cardinals and Marlins. The Angels, Cubs and all other mystery teams appear to be out.
– The Phillies are no longer shopping Placido Polanco and they’re “backing off” Aramis Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal of [...]
12/07/11
Here’s the first financial efficiency report we at PRO Rumors are going to make. Lets start with the St. Louis Cardinals because they were the 2011 World Series’ Champions. I hope you enjoy this as much as a enjoyed writing it.
The Cardinals won 90 regular season games, or 41 above the 49 games won line. [...]
11/30/11
According to Ed Price of AOL FanHouse, the St. Louis Cardinals are trying to get a starter with their focus on Cleveland Indians’ Jake Westbrook and Arizona Diamondbacks’ Dan Haren.
The Cardinals’ starting rotation is not doing too well with Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse on the disabled list. Last month, manager Tony La Russa said, [...]
07/21/10
Jim Bowden of Sirius XM radio spoke with Cardinals GM John Mozeliak today and covered a variety of topics. Here are a few of the more interesting topics.
-”Mozeliak just told us that he is concerned about the clubs offense at 2B and SS..he did not deny his interest of Dan Uggla and Kelly [...]
07/16/10
The St.. Louis Cardinals are in need of starting pitching, and they are keeping their ears open for potential trade candidates.
Starting pitchers Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse are on the disabled list and do not plan to return until after the All-Star Break, so given their uncertainty the Cardinals will need to acquire rotation depth.
“We’ve [...]
06/30/10
At the end of May Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports said White Sox left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle could get a good candidate to help the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, when asked about a possible trade to St. Louis, Buerle expected to stay put. ”I haven’t heard any of them,” Buehrle said. [...]
06/16/10
The Roy Oswalt trade rumors have died down this week. Maybe it’s because most executives were focused on the draft or maybe the Cliff Lee trade rumors have taken centerstage.
Today Buster Olney of ESPN said, “Heard this: There are no trade talks in the works involving Roy Oswalt.”
So the last we heard, the Detroit [...]
06/11/10
6/10 03:08: Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Cardinals would prefer to import someone who has been active this season rather than an idle free agent such as Pedro Martinez, Braden Looper, Paul Byrd or John Smoltz.
Millwood from the Orioles may be too expensive. Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Brian Bannister is [...]
06/10/10
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says it would not be a surprise if the St. Louis Cardinals add a starting pitcher to their roster. Currently the injuries to Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse leave the team’s rotation vulnerable. Rosenthal says the Cardinals will patch the loss of Lohse internally, but additional problems may come up if [...]
05/31/10