Turns out the finger was broken after all... Sorry there's no link (this was just reported in St. Louis), and sorry there's no MLBdish forum to enter this in. To make it Astros related... they are now the clear-cut favorites to win this division. Also, this injury may cause even more competition in trades for pitchers... that is unless the cardinals manage to lose some more games in the standings, and thus their management might give up on the season.
I recall hearing the Cardinals are trying to acquire Cory Lidle straight up for injury prone J.D. Drew. Morris, Williams, and Lidle could give them a very strong push near the end.
that would be a bad move by the Cards... even though Drew hasn't shown his full potential yet, and he has been hampered by an injury-plauged career... Cory Lidle for him straight-up is insulting. However... he could go to the AL and DH and be one of the best hitters out there. I guarantee you i'm picking him up for my fantasy team if he goes to an AL club.
One Cardinals' source said Matt Morris could be lost for the season with a fractured finger. The current estimate is a ''minimum'' 3-6 weeks, though it's possible that the Cardinals could have fallen far enough back in that time not to risk a return from Morris. This from rotoworld.com If morris is out for an extended period of time, they are done.
This is exactly what will happen within 2-3 years. He has chronic tendonitis in both knees, and there's no chance they'll get better, only worse. His days as a position player are numbered.
The Astros gotta run away with this within the next few weeks. If they can pull out in front by 7 games over the next few weeks, the central division will have a new champ.
i dont know...cardinals are front runners for cory lidle and kelvim escobar...if they get those 2 theyll be really bolstered up and will be tough to put away
The Escobar deal is close to being done. Heres an article I found in the Toronto Sun Times: Escobar rumours picking up steam Latest has pitcher going to Oakland Deal makes sense for Jays, not A's ALLAN RYAN SPORTS REPORTER They're pulling double shifts at the rumour mill these days and Blue Jays right-hander Kelvim Escobar is, once again, doing his best to pay it no mind. He's having his troubles doing that, though. Latest to take flight was Escobar to the Oakland A's for left-hander Ted Lilly and a prospect. Financially, this would certainly work for the Jays — Lilly making $335,000 (all figures U.S.); Escobar making $3.9 million and eligible for free agency come next off-season. Then again, Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi said on The Fan 590 yesterday morning that this particular scenario had not been discussed, while Oakland counterpart Billy Beane was telling Oakland writers that "we're working on a lot of things but nothing is close to completed ... nothing is imminent." Another thing: The A's, gearing up for another of their second-half pushes, already seem to have pitching enough and Lilly, while slightly out of disfavour there now, remains valuable to them because he's paid so little. If they were moving a pitcher to Toronto, they'd much rather the Jays show an interest in lefty John Halama, making $750,000. But the Jays don't. Besides, the A's have bigger fish to fry than Escobar or any pitcher. They need a bat, particularly someone who can play the outfield. What could happen, then, is a three-way deal — with the St. Louis Cardinals, for instance, hurting for pitching and, for Escobar, might agree to ship J.D. Drew along to Oakland. Escobar hadn't heard that one. "I've been through this the last couple of years,'' he said before last night's game. "The last couple of years, you knew they were just rumours; this year, it's a lot more ... newspapers, on TV, everywhere. "I don't really want to think about it. I don't know how I'll react. I can't see myself on another team. I've been a Blue Jay, like, forever."
