It's your move, Atlanta Braves.

 

Negotiating back and forth over his 10/5 rights and what his agent wants in exchange for waiving them, but it seems to be a done deal.

 

 

Roto:

 

Craig Calcaterra of NBCSports.com reports that the Cardinals and Dodgers have agreed to the particulars of a deal that will send Furcal to St. Louis.

There have been conflicting reports about whether Furcal would be willing to waive his no-trade clause to join the Cardinals, but Calcaterra agrees with Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, saying the shortstop is leaning towards approving the deal. The 33-year-old is batting under .200 for the season but sports a .303 mark (10-for-33) over his past nine games and has a .425 OBP over that span. He would also be a big defensive upgrade over Ryan Theriot.

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Source: Hardball Talk on NBCSports.com Jul 30, 2:30 PM

you wnder if this doesn't force atlanta to move faster than what they wanted. that wild card lead could shrink real fast. and while some here are saying the braves don't need a corner outfielder, i can tell you carlos brings alot more to the table than prado does. infact prado would be more valuable as a 4th outfielder and back up 3B

Prado ain't no backup. He would move to 3rd

i don't think prado plays over chipper at 3rd.

i don't think prado plays over chipper at 3rd.

but he plays every day. that i guarantee you.

Oh great, Furcal is playing in a stadium named after an alcoholic beverage.

but he plays every day. that i guarantee you.

i don't get why prado has to be a starter over carlos or chipper. his stats are rather pedestrian.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6513/martin-prado

i don't get why prado has to be a starter over carlos or chipper. his stats are rather pedestrian.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6513/martin-prado

Larry and Carlos would both have to stay healthy.

What happened with Furcal? Interesting.

 

Supposedly, the Cardinals are trying to acquire Bedard as well from the M's this morning.

 

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/pr...160b1aa923.html

CORRECTION: Deal completed, cash going to STL and player/s not named as of yet. Looks like he'll be in STL Sunday. Theriot permanently being moved to 2B.

 

So the Cardinals are in on both Bedard and Heath Bell.

 

Looks like the Bell sweepstakes will be between the Rangers, Cardinals and Yankees. Interesting to see if the Yankees pony up one of their elite prospects for someone who will be another set-up guy there. They already spent $30+ million on Rafael Soriano and seemingly have written that off already.

Edited July 31, 201114 yr by caulfield12

10:31am: The deal is now complete, tweets ESPN's Jayson Stark.

 

SUNDAY, 10:06am: The Dodgers will receive Double-A outfielder Alex Castellanos from the Cardinals, reports Goold. The 24-year-old is hitting .319/.379/.562 this year.

 

SATURDAY, 9:48pm: The Cardinals are likely to receive cash in the deal and they'll send a minor league outfielder to the Dodgers, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The outfielder is not currently on St. Louis' 40-man roster, Goold reports.

 

 

 

Who would ever have thought that the Indians and Pirates would be fighting it out over the last hours for the remaining players on the market, like Eric Ludwick?

 

Doesn't look certain that Bell or any of the Padres relievers will go, at least yet.

 

Same with the A's relievers, like Balfour and Bailey.

 

 

Yep.

 

Furcal to STL