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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
We are going to trade stud pitching to get some offense and a SS. We have no real choice.
Does Jay and or Freese have any value?
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Jay would have some value. He's usually a 2-3 WAR player, but he's been a horrendous postseason player for three straight years. A guy like Jon Jay is a much better player for a .500 team than he is for a team like the Cardinals.
.188/.263/.218 in the postseason.
Freese, with his age, injury history, and having only one arb year left, would have little value. The Cardinals have two options with Freese: non-tender him or offer him arb and use him as a RH bench bat and platoon player at 3rd and 1st based on pitching matchups.
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