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STL:

The Major League Baseball trading deadline is 5 days away and today (Saturday) the Cardinals started (and hopefully didn't finish) their wheeling and dealing.  The Cards sent 2006 World Series hero Anthony Reyes, who seemed to have a box seat in the LaRussa - Duncan doghouse, to the Indians for 24-year old reliever Luis Perdomo.  Perdomo, a righthander, has really good numbers in the minors this season: 3-1, 0.92, 18 saves in A ball & 2-0, 3.52, 1 save at AA.  I don't know enough about him to say he'll be called up to the big club or not.  But, at this point with the Cards bullpen giving away leads like Christmas presents, why not give the guy a shot?

I also wonder if this deal was more about getting Perdomo or getting rid of Reyes.  Two years ago the Cards could've gotten a lot more for Reyes, and he really didn't seem to fit in with the Cards philospohy: pitching to contact, stressing movement over velocity and strikeouts.

Either way, I'm just happy they did something.  But, I still think they should make a deal to bring a player to the big league club.  Even if it's not a blockbuster guy, it'll send the message to players and fans that we're still trying to win in '08---when we still have a good chance, without mortgaging the franchises future.

What do you all think?  Who would you like to see in a Cards uniform?  Who would you like to see out of a Cards uniform?  I want to hear from you.

See ya,

Charlie Marlow