EricW137: How come no one is talking about Molina not making the All Star team as much as they are Lohse?

Jeff Gordon: Molina hasn't been a huge run producer, so he had that working against him.

Fyten: Which of the three third base prospects (Craig, Freese, Wallace) is most likely to replace Glaus after next year?

Jeff Gordon: Wallace can't move well laterally, so it will hard to play him at third. Freese is the best bet.

Kyle: Hi Jeff, thanks gain for taking my question and maintaining the forum to do so...

Last week or so you wrote an article outlining the Blues financial commitments to several players and what that meant for the free agent market and their participation in it. Firstly, I was struck by the amount EJ was receiving pursuant to his 'Entry Level' contract and how that didn't seem to jive with the language in the new CBA. Cross-referencing I found that Patrick Kane's deal was in the same neighborhood as well. What do you think this does for the league moving forward in a cap environment that players are getting big money without a proven second of NHL ice time (no offense to EJ because he's been impressive under the circumstances thus far). With that said, how can fans and the media continue to beat McKee up about his salary (which may be warranted nonetheless) when it's only $300K more than a guy who hasn't even skated a shift against the big boys? Secondly, looking around the league past July 1st you'll see that some big players who've made big money just a few years ago have signed new deals with clubs at a fraction of what they were commanding before i.e. Weight, Bertuzzi, Kolzig. Do you think it's likely Shanny could be squeezed out in NYC and lured elsewhere for smaller dollars? Do you think the Blues could bring him here under that premise? Do you think it would be beneficial for the club (and a good value) for $1.5-$2.5M a year plus incentives? (You know fans would dig it!)

Thanks and I appreciate your comments!

Jeff Gordon: Shanny could go to Montreal. Would he be good here at the right dollars? Sure. Maybe, just maybe, something like that could work here.

As for Johnson and Kane, the top-of-the-draft guys are getting a certain dollar level. I don't mind it, relative to NFL dollars for the top picks. Johnson had the additional leverage of going back to college, so that allowed him to get a max deal.

As for McKee, his limited ability -- shot blocking is pretty much it -- makes it hard to justify $16 million over four. Although that deal doesn't look as bad today, after so many guys got big dollars.

Jeff B: I've heard Holliday and Fuentes thrown around a lot, as well as Jason Bay for trade candidates the Cards fans seem to savor. What big bat and arm would YOU want the Cardinals to go after?

Jeff Gordon: Durham at 2B would change the offense a bit, with more power. Guzman would do the same at SS. Herges could help the pen. Rauch would, too, although the Nats want a ton.

StSpiff: If Bonds really wanted to get back into the Majors, shouldn't he be the Independent League getting some ABs to prove he still has the stuff?

Jeff Gordon: Barry will NOT do the Gibbons thing. His ego is too big.