Are the St. Louis Cardinals Setting the Table for a Bigger Blockbuster?
“,”body”:” The St. Louis Cardinals have completed a trade sending three minor leaguers, including top prospect Brett Wallace, to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Holliday.\n Earlier this week, they traded outfielder Chris Duncan to the Boston Red Sox for Julio Lugo.\n Just before the All-Star Break, they made a deal with the Cleveland Indians to bring in Mark DeRosa.\n What do all three of these guys have in common?\n You guessed it: They’re veterans who’s contracts expire after this season.\n Does that sound like an organization looking to the future, or going for broke and trying to win it all in 2009?\n Which leads to my next question: What would be the biggest, and boldest, move the Cardinals could make to put their stamp on the title of \”Team to Beat\” in the National League?\n Roy Halladay.\n I understand that trading Wallace to Oakland takes the top prospect out of their organization, but let’s take a step back for a moment. This is a Cardinals team that’s making moves at break-n
