Future Redbirds

Scout.com has their free weekend going on this holiday, be sure to stop by for interesting rumors and tidbits. One such interesting tidbit is that the Cardinals inked 5 minor league contracts, including ex-Padre prospect ‘Lord Grand Moff’ Tagg Bozied. Bozied was ranked the 7th best Padre prospect in 2005 by John Sickels. His break out season came in 2004 when he hit .315/. 374/. 629 in 57 games, but his season was shortened when he fractured his patella as he stomped on homeplate in celebration in a walk-off slam. Talk about a killjoy. Tagg hasn’t found his way ever since, playing only 86 games the last 2 seasons, but still maintaining a .200 ISO between the Padre and Met AAA teams. He could possibly come in handy sometime during the season, but as a first baseman by trade, he’s got nowhere to play.Move over Blake Hawksworth, there’s a weirder name in town.