Glaus will go West, but so will Freese
ST. LOUIS — Those “strong considerations” manager Tony La Russa said third baseman Troy Glaus was receiving for the postseason roster are actually relative certainties. The St. Louis Cardinals plan to put the former All-Star third baseman and World Series MVP on the postseason roster as a righthanded bat for the bench. Glaus had a couple hits last week in Cincinnati, and that was about the best day he’s had since January shoulder surgery robbed him of the entire season.
Glaus is a career .347 hitter in the postseason, having been their twice with the Los Angeles Angels.
Glaus’ inclusion doesn’t necessarily mean David Freese’s exclusion from the playoffs. GM John Mozeliak confirmed this morning that Freese will travel with the team. For Freese to be activated at any time during the postseason, the Cardinals must place an active player be disabled. Freese is not one of the 28 players the Cardinals have eligible for their 25-man playoff roster, but because he was in the organization on Aug. 31 he can replace any of those players who is unable to play in the playoffs because of an injury.
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Derrick Goold said he was going to Mizzou for capital-J journalism, but after growing up in the Time Zone Baseball Forgot he was really drawn to MU sitting between two major-league cities. Goold joined the Post-Dispatch in 2001 after working for The Times-Picayune and Rocky Mountain News, covering sports from LSU to NHL and every level of baseball in between. 
Greene is a very good person. However, he does not give the impression that he is ready to play at the Major League level. He should be placed on the disabled list for the rest of the season and fill his spot with Freese.
Who’s talking about Greene? This article was about Glaus, who appears to be on the first round roster. Greene is not on it! If you meant to say GLAUS isn’t ready, that’s certainly debatable. Freese has never done it at that level, and Glaus obviously hasn’t done it this year.