P.6 Ludwick to SD; Westbrook and Pads prospect to STL

[Socnorb11]

The Cardinals have to make moves that impact their major league roster and budget to sign draft picks? Those shouldn't even be the same budgets and I feel sorry for anyone that believes that the Cardinals are anywhere near operating in the red. We should just decline to participate in the draft or pick Pete Kozmas from here on.

Holy cow, "feel sorry for?" Drop hyperboles much?

I clearly said the comment in jest, but it's definitely plausible.

And I took your comment in jest. I'll edit the "feel sorry for" if it makes you feel better, but socnorb wants to argue that the Cardinals need to find money to pay draft picks. They don't.

Do you have a link to that?

You don't know if they do or don't.

[greenback44]

I seriously hope a major league team's budget is handled differently than a household budget.

Sure. But cash is fungible or transferrable or whatever at any level.

[Magneto2.0]

Cards type refused to rule out another move for offense. Developing. #stlcards

http://twitter.com/JoeStrauss/status/20008800734

PLEASE be looking for a 2nd baseman

[mcgee51taguchi99]

From today forward I will damn near guarantee that Jay won't match what Ludwick has been. What Jay is doing is completely unsustainable on every level.

I hope you don't plan on honoring your guarantee.

[Spider John]

Cards type refused to rule out another move for offense. Developing. #stlcards

http://twitter.com/JoeStrauss/status/20008800734

PLEASE be looking for a 2nd baseman

Glad to see Strauss finally got out of bed.

I assume that Ludwick was offered in the Oswalt deal.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

From today forward I will damn near guarantee that Jay won't match what Ludwick has been. What Jay is doing is completely unsustainable on every level.

I hope you don't plan on honoring your guarantee.

I hope not, but a .446 BABIP with a 16.1% LD% has to be around the same odds of Suppan pitching back to back to back complete game shutouts.

[Cronos]

Wow.

Like everyone else has already pointed out, if there isn't a MI coming along with this in some way, then this...just sucks.

Westbrook will be fine, but why in the world did it take Ludwick?

[Socnorb11]

From today forward I will damn near guarantee that Jay won't match what Ludwick has been. What Jay is doing is completely unsustainable on every level.

I hope you don't plan on honoring your guarantee.

I hope not, but a .446 BABIP with a 16.1% LD% has to be around the same odds of Suppan pitching back to back to back complete game shutouts.

He doesn't have to maintain a .446 BABIP to match Ludwick's production.

[cardsfansince82]

Do you have a link to that?

You don't know if they do or don't.

I'm not going to give you a link, nor should I have to.

[Spider John]

Wow.

Like everyone else has already pointed out, if there isn't a MI coming along with this in some way, then this...just sucks.

Westbrook will be fine, but why in the world did it take Ludwick?

Even if we were to steal Drew or Johnson for A Miles, Mo still has a failing grade on this trade.