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Glaus for Rolen
Topic Started: Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:25 pm (153 Views)
thefreak985
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THe Cardinals and Blue Jays are gonna swap 3rd basemen, scott rolen for Troy Glaus.

so Ecstein has his infield partner coming with him to Toronto.
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Infallable
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thefreak985
Jan 12 2008, 02:25 PM
so Ecstein has his infield partner coming with him to Toronto.

They've both been his infield partners
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I got Alicia Sacramone

Infallable
Jan 12 2008, 06:27 PM
thefreak985
Jan 12 2008, 02:25 PM
so Ecstein has his infield partner coming with him to Toronto.

They've both been his infield partners

And they both know he sucks. :lol:
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JoeCoolMan24
Jan 12 2008, 07:42 PM
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Jan 12 2008, 06:27 PM
thefreak985
Jan 12 2008, 02:25 PM
so Ecstein has his infield partner coming with him to Toronto.

They've both been his infield partners

And they both know he sucks. :lol:

:rotfl:
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I like the deal. Though Rolen has had his injuries, Glaus looks injured every time he runs to first base. His legs are dead now and it affects his power. Now in the NL he has to field every day, I see the Jays winning this just cause I don't see Glaus doing a lot.
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Toronto got the better of the deal without a doubt IMO.

The trade was mostly due to personal issues with management, but Rolen's glove is more valuable than Troy's bat.
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CinciFan985
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got rid of one reds killer now im sure another whah.:(
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thefreak985
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BengalsFan985
Jan 12 2008, 10:19 PM
got rid of one reds killer now im sure another whah.:(

no with the reds pitching, every player is a possible redkiller, or does that mean the pitchers are the redkillers?

Danny Graves :rotfl:
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This is just to get Rolen away from LaRussa. The two hate each other and Rolen is a known dick. Anyway, I guess it's a decent move for both teams.
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Deal has gone through:

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Scott Rolen was traded from the S. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for Troy Glaus in a swap of All-Star third basemen that was finalized after both players passed physicals.

Rolen became the second St. Louis star to join Toronto in the offseason. The Blue Jays signed former Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein, the MVP of the 2006 World Series, to a one-year contract earlier.

The 32-year-old Rolen hit a total of only 35 home runs the last three years while being hindered by a left shoulder injury that has required three operations. He and manager Tony La Russa have clashed since the 2006 postseason, when the manager benched Rolen.

Rolen requested a trade after last season.

La Russa, who agreed to a two-year contract extension in October, held a hard line on the Rolen situation at the winter meetings last month. La Russa said then that if Rolen plays hard, he'd be in the lineup and if he didn't, he'd be on the bench.

``If he doesn't like it, he can quit,'' La Russa said.

The 31-year-old Glaus was hampered by a bad left foot last season while hitting 20 homers in 115 games. Playing on grass in St. Louis rather than artificial turf in Toronto could be beneficial for Glaus, who totaled 75 homers in 2005-06 and has a pair of 40-homer seasons.

Last year, SI.com reported Glaus received steroids from Signature Pharmacy between September 2003 and May 2004. On Dec. 6, Major League Baseball said it found insufficient evidence to discipline him.

Rolen batted .265 with eight homers and 58 RBIs in 112 games last season before undergoing a season-ending cleanup procedure for his shoulder in September. He has three years and $36 million remaining on his contract.

The Cardinals will give Cesar Izturis, signed to a one-year free agent deal in November, the first chance to replace Eckstein at shortstop.

Rolen has three years and $36 million to go on an eight-year, $90 million deal signed in 2003, while Glaus is due $12 million this year with an $11.5 million player option for 2009.
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