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Originally Posted by Jadey
After falling from World Series champs to below .500 the Cardinals have addressed their 1 need with the Izturis signing and will be back on top of the NL Central to challenge for the NL spot in the WS.
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That was a lame attempt at humor. Sorry.
But back to reality. One thing I have found rather interesting is that a couple of different guys (Jayson Stark and Ken Rosenthal) have reported that one sticking point with the Santana to Boston deal has been the Bosox reluctance to include Ellsbury in a deal. But I don't see why. Ellsbury is a guy who has shown ok speed and weak to moderate power through the minors and doesn't project to be much more than a average/slightly better than average CF. I understand he would be a capable starter not eligible for arbitration for a few years, but is Boston holding on to him because he had a good couple of months? It seems to me that now would be the time to deal him, while his value is high compared to his minor league production.