Comments on: Deadline Drama http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Shhh http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5609 Shhh Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:42:18 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5609 Matt slips in with my answer right as I reply. And I agree the Cards are just going to waste this money on a bad free agent signing might as well give it someone who has some upside. Matt slips in with my answer right as I reply. And I agree the Cards are just going to waste this money on a bad free agent signing might as well give it someone who has some upside.

]]> By: Shhh http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5608 Shhh Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:41:01 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5608 Doesn't Russell want 1.5M to sign? Doesn’t Russell want 1.5M to sign?

]]> By: Matt http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5607 Matt Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:39:53 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5607 I can't wait to see the awful 5 million dollar player the Cardinals sign this winter. This stinks, just give him 1.5 mil and take a chance on the upside. I can’t wait to see the awful 5 million dollar player the Cardinals sign this winter. This stinks, just give him 1.5 mil and take a chance on the upside.

]]> By: houstoncardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5600 houstoncardinal Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:59:22 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5600 Today's p-d says the Cards will put together an offer in the 800K - 1M range. If they offer the lower and could sign him for 1M, the Cards will have lost Russell for 200K, just over 1/2 the major league minimum. There's no way they can let this happen. This guy's upside is too high to lose him over a guy half as good as Gary Bennett. Today’s p-d says the Cards will put together an offer in the 800K - 1M range. If they offer the lower and could sign him for 1M, the Cards will have lost Russell for 200K, just over 1/2 the major league minimum. There’s no way they can let this happen. This guy’s upside is too high to lose him over a guy half as good as Gary Bennett.

]]> By: Sunil http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5596 Sunil Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:59:02 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5596 Why do I have visions of Russell spurning the Cardinals, having a big season at UT, and turning himself into an even higher pick next season? Pay the man already. Why do I have visions of Russell spurning the Cardinals, having a big season at UT, and turning himself into an even higher pick next season? Pay the man already.

]]> By: cariocacardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5577 cariocacardinal Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:15:46 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5577 OK how do i edit my post! That should say no rumblings about stutes. OK how do i edit my post! That should say no rumblings about stutes.

]]> By: cariocacardinal http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5576 cariocacardinal Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:14:27 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5576 with no rumblings about my gut feel is the Cards aren't going to be digning him. with no rumblings about my gut feel is the Cards aren’t going to be digning him.

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5568 whiteyball Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:11:31 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/14/deadline-drama/#comment-5568 I think I am torn. Up until a day or 2 ago, I was really wanting the Cards to do what it takes to get a deal done. But the more I look at the wood bat numbers, the more concerned I get. There have been a lot of NCAA HR leaders whose aluminum bat power did not add up to wood bat power. I feel they have to get Stutes signed. The guy is a fierce competitor and a winner. C.J. Ziegler seems like an interesting guy. He has great size, put up big numbers this year, and may be just as athletic as Russell, as Ziegler was a HS QB. You could get Stutes and Ziegler and maybe one more unsigned player for what it will cost to get Russell. So what I am saying is, I don't know if I would spend the money on Russell or not. www.whiteyball.com I think I am torn. Up until a day or 2 ago, I was really wanting the Cards to do what it takes to get a deal done. But the more I look at the wood bat numbers, the more concerned I get. There have been a lot of NCAA HR leaders whose aluminum bat power did not add up to wood bat power.
I feel they have to get Stutes signed. The guy is a fierce competitor and a winner. C.J. Ziegler seems like an interesting guy. He has great size, put up big numbers this year, and may be just as athletic as Russell, as Ziegler was a HS QB. You could get Stutes and Ziegler and maybe one more unsigned player for what it will cost to get Russell.
So what I am saying is, I don’t know if I would spend the money on Russell or not.

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