Mark Derosa traded to the Cards for Chris Perez & a PTBNL

[Old_Style]

I bet Cubs fans are thrilled about this.

[JTWood]

...the Cubs traded DeRosa to … the Cardinals.

Follow the trail: The Cubs sign former Cardinal Aaron Miles to a two-year, $4.9-million deal. That made DeRosa expendable. So the Cubs, looking to slice some payroll, moved DeRosa to Cleveland for three minor-league pitchers. On Saturday night, the Indians dealt DeRosa to the Cardinals for Chris Perez and a player to be named later (hereafter, PTBNL).
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The tale of the transactions, told as if they were parts of a trade:

• Cubs acquire Miles from Cardinals, and three minor-league pitchers from Cleveland.
• Cleveland acquires Chris Perez and PTBNL from Cardinals.
• Cardinals acquire DeRosa.

[neoforce]

I'm in an NL-Only league on ESPN. On ESPN, DeRosa has 2B, 3B and OF eligibility. So he can plug virtually any spot on your roster. I have #1 waiver. Anything better supposed to be coming from the AL? I think it may be time to use it. Pretty much an everyday 800 OPS player with some HR power who should be batting in the top half of the Cards' lineup.

I think I would use my #1 waiver wire on DeRosa. Something better might come along, but might not as well.

I'm trying to decide how much to bid for him in my league. We have two separate FAAB pools, one for regular free agents, one for guys traded in from the NL to the AL. FAAB ties are broken based on current standings, and if someone like holiday comes along, everyone playing for this year will spend all $100 on him. Since I'm in a tight race flip flopping between 1st and 2nd place, I know I won't get a real stud that is traded to the NL. But DeRosa? Not sure everyone below me will bid their entire FAAB budget. So, I'm trying to decide what to spend. There are salary cap issues too, so not sure I want to spend it all.

But since I have a shot at him, and probably won't for someone who is a stud, I'm going to bid aggressively.

[AussieDodger]

I'm in an NL-Only league on ESPN. On ESPN, DeRosa has 2B, 3B and OF eligibility. So he can plug virtually any spot on your roster. I have #1 waiver. Anything better supposed to be coming from the AL? I think it may be time to use it. Pretty much an everyday 800 OPS player with some HR power who should be batting in the top half of the Cards' lineup.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Yay! I like this trade.

You jerks better take Holliday as well.

[Ursa]

Does this consign the slumping Ludwick to a more permanent backup / bench role?

[JTWood]

Yay! I like this trade.

You jerks better take Holliday as well.

I'd take it. He wouldn't be worse than what we're putting out there now...

[Neato Torpedo]

Does this consign the slumping Ludwick to a more permanent backup / bench role?

No, DeRosa will be playing 3B like he did for the Cubs whenever Aramis was injured.

DeRosa fits in the same tier as solid NL only starters Lopez, Barmes, Hudson, Matsui, Sanchez and Schumaker.

Wait, what? He's on pace for 23-25 HR, 90-100 RBI, 85-90 R, and with an AVG of .270 that won't hurt you. He's currently ranked 68 on Yahoo, higher than Phillips at the moment. Putting him in the same sentence as Kaz Matsui is an insult.

[AussieDodger]

Yay! I like this trade.

You jerks better take Holliday as well.

I'd take it. He wouldn't be worse than what we're putting out there now...

I propose

Holliday + some or all of the money to pay him

for

A package of Daniel Descalso/Aaron Luna and one of Jess Todd or Eduardo Sanchez.



P.S .... Your SP minors depth is a bit ghey

[Pogotheostrich]

DeRosa is batting cleanup today.

[Pogotheostrich]

DeRosa is batting cleanup today.

And playing LF.