The St. Louis Cardinals need another bat

Blogged under Trade Rumors, General, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Friday 20 June 2008 at 7:49 am

The Cardinals need another big bat with Albert Pujols down right now and Aubrey Huff may become available soon. The Cardinals could probably get him if they offered the Orioles Chris Duncan, Brendan Ryan and Anthony Reyes if the Orioles start to fade. Huff has played in 70 games for the Orioles this year and he is 72 for 271 (.266 avg, .815 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 12 homers and 39 RBIs. Huff is also known as a notorius second half hitter. The only question is can he handle a corner outfield spot on defense after Pujols returns? If he can the Cardinals would have to make this deal. Reyes would probably move right into the rotation for the Orioles after he comes off the D.L. He has pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals this year and he is 2-1 with 1 save, a 4.91 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Chris Duncan would probably replace Huff in the starting lineup at 1B or DH. He has played in 55 games for the Cardinals this season and he is 37 for 158 (.234 avg, .668 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 4 homers and 17 RBIs. Brendan Ryan would be able to help out the Orioles at SS which has been a black hole for them this year. Ryan has played in 37 games this year for the Cardinals and he is 28 for 103 (.272 avg, .629 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 5 RBIs and 5 stolen bases.

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