Unn: Hi, Jeff!
Where is Mike Martz? Is there any chance of him landing a job in St Louis this year or next? Thank you

Jeff Gordon: Mad Mike is telling people that Rams people (RE: Jay Zygmunt) are having him blackballed from the league. This guy is crazy.

elikim353: Hey Gordo,
Any interest in released Leigh Bodden?

Thanks

Jeff Gordon: Good question. He's there now. Not sure what Devaney things of him.

Michael: Just started thinking to myself bout the 2nd base situation...Is a sign and trade legal in baseball? Could a team such as the Yankees sign an Orlando Hudson (Type A) free agent and then trade him to the Cards for a prospect?

Seems to make a little sense, but I don't know what the CBA says about it. I use the Yankees because it seems they would have the least to loose. The Yanks have already surrenderred their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounders with Type As. What does a 4th rounder cost?

Jeff Gordon: There is a lot of talk about such deals, especially with guys like Juan Cruz

jm: do you think there could be interest in freeagent ot k barnes from jacksonville?

Jeff Gordon: Sounds like a depth guy.

From the Sporting News: "Barnes is adequate in pass protection but is not a strong run blocker and simply hasn't developed into the player Jacksonville expected. With the eighth overall pick in the draft, the Jags are in position to grab a top-flight tackle prospect. Translation: Barnes might not be back."

MRR: Jeff,
I've been reading Joe Torre's new book. He talks about the change in the Yankees philosophy to a more statisitical analysis of players as being one of the things that made his moving on inevitable.
It seems to me that the Cardinals front office is also making this change. Here is the question: Where does LaRussa fall? Can he make the switch? Can the Cardinals mesh the best of both worlds? I hope so.

Jeff Gordon: Good questions. Old schoolers bristle at this stuff. When a guy with a calculator vetoes a trade or a free-agent signing, guys like Torre, Piniella and TLR go nuts. That said, if the star nerds help secure a bunch of top prospects, then you get more open minded.

Thanks for all your questions today. See you next week!