Cardinals Trade Rumors

 Conversation Article: How Good Is Albert Pujols?
Baseball Daily Digest is reporting Prince Albert was unanimously voted as the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 2009, his second consecutive MVP award and the third of his storied career. He has finished in the top-ten in MVP voting in each of his nine Major League seasons. If not for Barry Bonds circa 2002-04, Pujols could have as many as five NL MVP awards.

 Cardinals Talking with Oakland about Holliday
Mlb.com is reporting The St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics have been talking about a possible swap of All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday and top prospect Brett Wallace, according to sources, and one person familiar with the talks places the odds of a deal at 50-50.

 How do the Cards size up in the NL Central Race
Stltoday is reporting an article in which they look at all of the teams in the NL Central. Two more games at Wrigley Field, then the Cardinals will fly home for the All-Star break. They'll have 91 games in the hopper, and that's more than enough to tell us most of what we need to know about their chances of gliding into the postseason with a successful second half.

Because the local interest in the Cardinals is so intense — we're a mad, mad, baseball town — we tend to notice every flaw, every potential soft spot. We dwell on what's gone wrong instead of what's gone right. That's human nature.

 Cardinals are redoubling efforts to acquire Oakland A's left fielder Matt H


JOE STRAUSS - ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Increasingly impatient with their halting outfield production, the Cardinals are redoubling efforts to acquire Oakland A's left fielder Matt Holliday, according to club and other sources. Reluctant to commit a multi-player package to the Colorado Rockies for Holliday last November, the Cardinals are now open to sending a similar package to Oakland for the 2007 National League batting champion.

 Cardinals could be interested in Tom Glavine
Cardinals could be interested in Tom Glavine

 Cardinals need more Righthanded hitting power
Cardinals need more Righthanded hitting power

 St.Louis looking for players ?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the Cardinals are preparing to look for a third baseman or outfielder “given what they expect to be a pessimistic report about third baseman Troy Glaus.”

 Cardinals pick up Reyes, 2 years, 3 million
Left-hander Dennys Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to two-year, $3 million contract. In addition to his salary, Reyes could earn $500,000 over the deal in performance bonuses.