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Littlefield Shoots For Moon, Comes Up Short

The St. Louis Cardinals are interested in Craig Wilson, but refused the Pirates' offer of Wilson for pitcher Anthony Reyes. Reyes has little left to prove in the minors and is an elite prospect, or at least is very close. Normally, I'd applaud Dave Littlefield for trying, but we've seen this happen before: Littlefield wants to deal a player, so he goes around asking organizations for their very best prospects in exchange. This information is leaked to the press, but Littlefield's trade proposals never materialize. And then Littlefield ends up trading the player for Jody Gerut or Ty Wigginton. If Littlefield wants to trade Wilson, he should do it soon, before Wilson spends too much more time on the bench and his value drops. The Giants, who could use a first baseman, would be a good trading partner, except they may not have the sorts of prospects Littlefield should want.

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I think a lot of trades happen in this situation because the team wants to get rid of a guy's salary, but the Pirates apparently don't mind carrying Craig's, which is very modest for what he contributes.  There may just not be a good fit.  The Cards aren't going to trade a blue-chip prospect, and their system otherwise doesn't have anybody the Pirates need.  The AA pitchers the Cards offered aren't worth even half a year of Craig.  In the end, it might make more sense to keep him (he's our only protection against unadulterated Furnitz all year long), offer arbitration, and get the extra draft pick.  Of course, between the cheapness and the pathological disdain for Craig, they probably won't offer arb.

by WTM on Jun 10, 2006 9:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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We should've been doing this for a long time. I was firmly of the belief that if we didn't get a Kubel or Nix or Wright for Benson we should've kept him, offered arbitration, and gotten a couple firsts.

by DJAnyReason on Jun 10, 2006 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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