Good afternoon, y'all:
Heard this floating around Cardinal nation -- the possibility of adding Oswalt (Houston Astros) to the Redbird lineup. And there's no shortage of comments. Bernie Miklaz (St. Louis Post Dispatch) has a great analysis of the potential upside and downside of the trade online (you can find it riiiight....here.)
The first rumors I heard about the trade were that Pujols and/or Wainright would be involved in a trade to get Oswalt to St. Louis. Doubt that seriously -- if Pujols were traded, there would be a violent riot outside Busch Staduim in no time flat. Trading a pitcher as hot and strong as Waino is dealing right now...also something I wouldn't handle without it being a great deal (read: Cardinals sweep NLDS, NLCS and World Series).
I'd hate to run the farm system dry, but adding Oswalt to Carpenter, Wainwright, and Garcia for a starting four would be intimidating. Adding to the fact that bullpen would be ready for the late innings would be bouns for sure. Only question -- would/do the Cardinals have the offensive firepower to capitalize on the pitching effort. A "0-1" loss counts the same in the standings as a "6-5" loss.
Whayddathink?
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