Tim: Would it be possible to include a peavy Deal without involving Rasmus, Perez, Wainwright, or Motte? I Know it would be tough but look at the prospects we have and the MLB ready players. How about a deal that looks like this.

Wallace- I stll would love to see him at third but if their that worried about his range and that high on Freese. His bat will make him a key part to the trade

Mortenson and/or Todd-We would have Peavy Lohse Wainwright and hopefully Carpinter locked up for a few years so our starting pitching prospects could be more expendable than some of our position player

Anderson-one word to size it up. MOLINA

Daryl Jones- We have alot of OF so somethings gotta give and hes a nice prospect

If that isnt enough you got Schumaker that boosted his stock bigtime this season, Kozma who could be a replacement for Greene if hes involved and other pretty good prospects. what do you think?

Jeff Gordon: It may not be possible to make this deal happen without Wainwright. But if I'm the Padres, I want a top starting pitching prospect, one of the hard-throwing relievers and Rasmus. This is Jake Peavy, a Top 5 pitcher under contract for terms the Cards can handle.

I'm intrigued by the Greene factor, since taking him and his $6.5 million in a bigger deal could give the Cards an advantage.

Tim: So the Pujols whats the deal with it, is it supposed to help the problem with his elbow that would delay the surgery more , hopefully correct it so he wont need the big surgery, or is it just a complety different matter and we still should be very worried?

Jeff Gordon: This minor surgery was nerve-related. It had nothing to do with the torn ligament. It is a non-issue, really.

Michael Kent: Jeff ...

The Cards have one more year committed to Troy Glaus, but they also have three 3B prospects with seemingly well-above-average bats - David Freese, Brett Wallace, and Allen Craig. Freese and Wallace both continue to play this fall, Freese in Venezuela and Wallace in Arizona.

My question ... why not let Freese and Wallace try their hand at 2B during their fall season stays, just to see if there's any possibilities there? It's been well documented that the Cards have a need for middle infielders with offensive production.

And since Freese played at Triple-A Memphis this past season, one would assume he's major league-ready. Why not make room for him in St. Louis next season by moving him to 2B? That seems like it could solve half of the middle-infield puzzle if Freese could play 2B.

In the meantime, Wallace and Craig can continue their minor league apprenticeships next season. By the end of 2009, the Cards should be in a good position to decide whether they try to re-sign Glaus, let him head to free agency (and get a supplemental draft pick), or maybe even trade him in July to a team looking for a rental 3B. If the latter were to happen, Wallace or Craig could be ready to move up to St. Louis.

I mean, converting players to second basemen has been done before. The one that sticks out in my mind most was when the Houston Astros converted their catcher to 2B. How did that turn out? Well, it seems that Craig Biggio morphed into an All-Star second baseman who probably will end up in the Hall of Fame.

Thanks for posting.

Jeff Gordon: Wallace can barely move well enough to play a passable third base. He cannot play second. Freese would be a reach there as well. Biggio is a rare athlete, since he could also move out to center field.

The Cards could resolve the 3B surplus by making a deal. Lopez could be viable at 2B, if all else fails.

Jayman: With the Cardinals holding the line at 100 million a year on their budget, arent they at risk at being competitive each passing year that the do this. Whith raises, free agent signings theres no way 5 years from now they can stay into the race. I think it should be 112 million a year this year!Also I saw one of those Coors commercial where the fans ask different coaches from the past about Coors beer at their post game press briefs and I was wandering if you think that Tony would make a good candidate for that commercial!!

Jeff Gordon: I'm not sure Tony would go for it, but, yes, he is one of the baseball managers who would be classic in that spot.

The Cards payroll will keep trending up. Could DeWitt afford $112 million? Sure, although the club make take a revenue hit next season due to the economy. Not even the Cards are recession-proof.

mr. optomist: its halftime gordo..so far what a game!!!..i'm puttin it in the books as a win...what has been the difference since Haslett got the job?...it can't all be emotion...is it?

Jeff Gordon: Well, actually, yes it could be.