brian310 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Looks like no Alexei to St. Louis afterall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 7:26pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets that one team who offered Peralta four years and $52MM was told they're "not even in [the] game." http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/11/card...se-to-deal.html Yikes, no way I'd even pay the $52M for Peralta, let alone more. He hasn't been able to put together 2 consecutive good seasons in quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Lmao 4/52 for a player that missed 50 games last year due to a drug suspension?!? They deserve nothing short of complete failure from Peralta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Shocked he's getting more than a year + option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Surprising the Cardinals would even consider a guy like Peralta (yeah, the offense would be nice) considering how poor he is defensively at SS. And those years and dollars, it's like all the players this off-season are winning the lottery. Edited November 24, 2013 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Doesn't seem like a very Cardinals move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 So they say it's a seller's market for SS. Who are the other suitors for Alexei? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Dodgers? They have Hanley, but they don't have a 3B either and Hanley could easily slide over. Could be some sort of older Cuban mentor for Puig too. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't mind getting a package back that included Dee Gordon. Hasn't looked great in the majors so far, but he's demonstrated he can be a pretty productive hitter in the minors. Just needs to put it together and change of scenery could be good for him. Obviously not the only thing I would want in return for Alexei. Only other team I can think of is the Pirates. They have a plethora of young players we could want in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 23, 2013 -> 10:57 PM) Dodgers? They have Hanley, but they don't have a 3B either and Hanley could easily slide over. Could be some sort of older Cuban mentor for Puig too. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't mind getting a package back that included Dee Gordon. Hasn't looked great in the majors so far, but he's demonstrated he can be a pretty productive hitter in the minors. Just needs to put it together and change of scenery could be good for him. Obviously not the only thing I would want in return for Alexei. Only other team I can think of is the Pirates. They have a plethora of young players we could want in return. I am as much of a Dodgers fan as I am a Sox fan, so let me just say that. Also, with MLB.tv I watch almost all Dodgers games I can (living on the east coast makes it hard to watch all of them). I can tell you this, Dee Gordon is terrible at playing baseball. Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Turned down 4/52m? Wow! I'm guessing 4/65m. Too much for him no matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 23, 2013 -> 09:03 PM) Doesn't seem like a very Cardinals move. Agreed. Overpaying for a 31-year old SS that's bad at defense and is coming off a PED suspension?? That's something I would expect from the Angels maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I read somewhere they wanted him to play LF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Nov 23, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) Turned down 4/52m? Wow! I'm guessing 4/65m. Too much for him no matter. Agree with you he is being way overpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (JoshPR @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 07:47 AM) I read somewhere they wanted him to play LF! Hard to beleive the Cards would prefer a deal with Peralta over Alexei for less money and less time. Peralta has no range . Alexei's errors made him look bad but he gets to a lot more balls than Peralta. Card must want to horde their prospects or Hahns asking price was way too high and St. Louis said FU to him. Alexei's probably worth more to us than to the Cards but seeing how much they're going to pay for Peralta thats hard to fathom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 10:37 AM) Agree with you he is being way overpaid. I guess it shows just how desperate the Cards are. Doesn't make sense to me considering the depth of their farm system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Contracts in baseball don't surprise me anymore. 5 years 70 million is the new 3 years 15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSpalehoseCWS Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm 40m confirming Jhonny Peralta 4-year $52m deal as $ first reported by @jonmorosi Ridiculous. Not worth that kind of money IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 12:02 PM) Ridiculous. Not worth that kind of money IMO. And also reinforces Alexei Ramirez has legitimate trade value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 12:02 PM) Ridiculous. Not worth that kind of money IMO. And to think he got caught for PEDs... If he didn't get caught, what would he have gotten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'd imagine the Tigers would have been forced into the bidding if he had not been suspended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Really doesn't seem like a St. Louis move. I hope he struggles because he doesn't deserve that money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger2004 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 12:30 PM) Really doesn't seem like a St. Louis move. I hope he struggles because he doesn't deserve that money.. I agree...sounds like a bad move for St. Louis. I can't believe what teams are willing to pay for these Free Agents this year and even harder to believe what some of these guys are asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I like this move for the Cardinals. Kozma was such a bad player, and they were able to keep all their young players by not having to make a big trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircaffey Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 12:11 PM) And also reinforces Alexei Ramirez has legitimate trade value. Actually I kind of view it as the opposite. STL was one of the few teams that could actually call Alexei a substantial upgrade. And they decided that it was more prudent to give a buttload of money to a PED user than trade for Alexei. And now, the market for Alexei looks very very thin. I just don't know where the demand is going to come from, especially with Stephen Drew still a FA. Not many contending teams need a SS. Hopefully the market will change through injuries or more PED suspensions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFutureIsNear Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 QUOTE (sircaffey @ Nov 24, 2013 -> 05:33 PM) Actually I kind of view it as the opposite. STL was one of the few teams that could actually call Alexei a substantial upgrade. And they decided that it was more prudent to give a buttload of money to a PED user than trade for Alexei. And now, the market for Alexei looks very very thin. I just don't know where the demand is going to come from, especially with Stephen Drew still a FA. Not many contending teams need a SS. Hopefully the market will change through injuries or more PED suspensions... Was thinking the same thing. What contenders still need a SS? Dodgers, Pirates, and ??? Plus with Drew still available it lessens the market further. Hahn could be very busy at the deadline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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