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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I’d do the birdsontheblack guy deal yesterday.
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Yeah, I think you'd have to.
It leaves us with NOTHING at Catcher in 2 years, but you just have to cross that bridge when you get there, I guess. The other guys in the system look to be solid catch/throw guys but are almost certainly more backup caliber guys than true possible starters. There's a latin kid who's developing a bit of a stick who's name escapes me but he's pretty raw and has a ways to go.
But yeah, if that's the damage, I think you have to do it. It would preclude the Ozuna contract because you're still lugging around Fowler's $16 million, but you still have Bader on hand to maybe peddle to the Mets (who were said to be after him in the Wheeler deal) and maybe get that lefty stick I'd like to get in here.
EDIT: the Catcher I was thinking of was Ivan Herrera. Nice performance in A; stumbled a bit as a 19 yr old in High A but that's not unexpected and he recovered nicely in the AFL. Might be something there, especially if the Cardinals are going to extend Molina for a year or two.