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It's entirely possible that there were better offers for him and, given the reaction, a near-certainty that there would have been better offers in the next four days.

Mozeliak probably knew what offers were out there better than we do.

cpebbles wrote:It's entirely possible that there were better offers for him and, given the reaction, a near-certainty that there would have been better offers in the next four days.

Possible but not likely.

Albert just walked.

slide_into_first wrote:Albert just walked.

sighyoung wrote:

slide_into_first wrote:Albert just walked.

first time in 15 games.......

That makes it his.....7th of the year

Magneto2.0 wrote:

cpebbles wrote:It's entirely possible that there were better offers for him and, given the reaction, a near-certainty that there would have been better offers in the next four days.

Possible but not likely.

May have been singular better players offered but maybe not the mix of quality AND quantity. The cards were looking to fill 3 significant holes with one trade peice. A starting pitcher a LHRP and a RHRP. I dont know how many teams were willing to give up quality players in all 3 roles. It's also possible the Cards were also aiming for players who would hit free agency (or pre-arb) since they didnt want to tie up too much payroll with the AP decision looming.

Brett Tomko lost for the fourth time last night as AAA rotation filler for the Louisville Bats.

Fan_In_NY wrote:

Magneto2.0 wrote:

cpebbles wrote:It's entirely possible that there were better offers for him and, given the reaction, a near-certainty that there would have been better offers in the next four days.

Possible but not likely.

May have been singular better players offered but maybe not the mix of quality AND quantity. The cards were looking to fill 3 significant holes with one trade peice. A starting pitcher a LHRP and a RHRP. I dont know how many teams were willing to give up quality players in all 3 roles. It's also possible the Cards were also aiming for players who would hit free agency (or pre-arb) since they didnt want to tie up too much payroll with the AP decision looming.

Exactly. So many factors involved.