Comments on: More on La Russa’s future http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/18/more-on-la-russas-future/ Brian Walton's news and commentary on the St. Louis Cardinals (TM) and their minor league system Thu, 24 May 2012 16:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nutlaw http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/18/more-on-la-russas-future/#comment-5929 Nutlaw Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:30:31 +0000 http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=5121#comment-5929 Sedating him might hurt his range a little. Sedating him might hurt his range a little.

]]> By: WestCoastbirdWatcher http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/18/more-on-la-russas-future/#comment-5918 WestCoastbirdWatcher Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:35:31 +0000 http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=5121#comment-5918 You have to admit that this as fascinating time. A fun year for me would be signing Holiday, bring up Craig and Freese and let Albert slide under the knife. Oddly enough, a short respite with time to reflect might be good for Albert. I bet that would be a good team. Oh yeah, sedate Ryan. You have to admit that this as fascinating time. A fun year for me would be signing Holiday, bring up Craig and Freese and let Albert slide under the knife. Oddly enough, a short respite with time to reflect might be good for Albert. I bet that would be a good team. Oh yeah, sedate Ryan.

]]> By: Brian Walton http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/18/more-on-la-russas-future/#comment-5915 Brian Walton Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:47:19 +0000 http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=5121#comment-5915 Typical Rogers piece short on substance. Anyone who can break down the Cardinals payroll knows $150 million is folly. The fact that others picked it up as "news" is another issue. Typical Rogers piece short on substance. Anyone who can break down the Cardinals payroll knows $150 million is folly. The fact that others picked it up as “news” is another issue.

]]> By: blingboy http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/18/more-on-la-russas-future/#comment-5914 blingboy Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:50:00 +0000 http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=5121#comment-5914 The Chicago Tribune is pitching reasons why the Cards will have to move Albert sooner or later, and why sooner would be advantageous. This is necessary they say because paying Pujols and the supporting cast to be a contender would mean upping the payroll to the $150M range. This piece was picked up by SI's truth and rumors feature and generating lots of comments. The number they say would be $10 yrs $235M, which is A Rod money adjusted for economic down turn. The flaw in that is it takes as fact that the big star can't get over 15% of payroll and still leave money for a supporting cast that can contend. I could imagine a contending Cards team including Pujols at that figure costing less than $150M, at least for a few years. The Chicago Tribune is pitching reasons why the Cards will have to move Albert sooner or later, and why sooner would be advantageous. This is necessary they say because paying Pujols and the supporting cast to be a contender would mean upping the payroll to the $150M range. This piece was picked up by SI’s truth and rumors feature and generating lots of comments. The number they say would be $10 yrs $235M, which is A Rod money adjusted for economic down turn.

The flaw in that is it takes as fact that the big star can’t get over 15% of payroll and still leave money for a supporting cast that can contend. I could imagine a contending Cards team including Pujols at that figure costing less than $150M, at least for a few years.

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