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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi
That's a pipe dream even with a competent GM and you know it DJ. We're not playing Xbox here.
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But here's the thing - it's really not.
The Carpenter for Montero deal would go down yesterday and everyone knows it. The Yankees are desperate for the SP they missed out on and don't know what to do with Montero. That would absolutely happen and immediately free up $16 million in salary.
The Molina deal is the same animal - the Bosox would
love to have Molina behind the plate. They have more than enough power to carry his bat and his glove is still top shelf. And with Pedrioa and Iglesias, they don't need Tejada or Lowrie.
And the Pujols deal would happen for the reasons below - it's a perfect fit for the Rangers.
I purposely tried to put together deals that make great sense for all sides; that filled holes and weren't unreasonable. There's no crazy shit like "I'll want Mike Trout and the Angels 3 remaining top prospects for Albert, though I'd possibly consider Strasburg and Harper for him...", if anything I sold the Cardinals a little short to make sure of that.
I mean you're right in the sense that the owners don't have the stones to take the PR hit, LaRussa doesn't have the brains to concede defeat and Mozeliak doesn't have the brass to do...well anything well, really. But these aren't 'X-Box' trades. These are deals that happen every season. Roy Oswalt meant more to Houston than Carp means to the Cards but he got moved. Teixieira isn't Albert, but he was a huge part of the Rangers ballclub and they got Feliz and Andrus for him. Molina...well he's overrated as all hell and guys better than him get traded every season.
Apart from the fact that our front office doesn't have the sack or the vision to make this happen, it absolutely should. Maybe all the prospects flame out and nothing comes of it - we're still no worse off as this team has absolutely no business paying AP $30 million.