Tim: This is what I would do if I were GM for a day. Any of it likley or possible

Sign Hudson or trade for Roberts( the Cards need a guy in that line up that can get on base and have speed both provide that)

Sin Oliver Perez or Randy Wolf( Since Carpinter is apparently ok and healing well I think we could mabye shop around Piniero and get his contract out of here so the Cards have more money to not spend. These guys would make major contributions to the Cards staff)

Sign Beimel and/or Wood( Beimel is a solid lefty that would help out alot and Wood proved he can be a solid Closer)

Jeff Gordon: I don't see Pineiro leaving in this tight financial market. Dave Duncan understands that he must try to turn him around this spring. I like Brian Roberts, but that is a high price tag. I certainly wouldn't trade away Ryan Ludwick in that deal, since this team learns so far to the left with its outfield hitting.

Tim: I think the Cards are going to regret keeping Kennedy if they decide to . Its obvious him and LaRussa dont like eachother and it will probably get worse when LaRussa start making his stupid lineups again. What kind of mood would that make in the locker room. The Cards in my mind should just respect his trade demand and try to work something out.

Jeff Gordon: Again, the Cards won't eat his salary. If Mozeliak clears out the infield clutter and gives Adam a chance to start, it could work out.

erik runnels: I desperately wanted the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels or a similar team to pursue Peavy (if not the Cards). Instead, it's da' Cubs. Again. If the Cubs grab him, do we even have a shot?! This is getting ridiculous. It appears as if 2006 was the absolute end of an era in more ways than 1. Consider the Red Sox and Yankeees. Maybe they don't always win it all, but every last season, they advance. Occasionally a Devil Rays or Tigers team slips in, but that's for one season and then they evaporate. With the Cubs about to grab Peavy and the Cards about to gleefully grab another retread, and considering the trend of the last 3 seasons (Soriano, Harden, and now Peavy), do we even have a chance of not becoming the Cubs whipping boy for the next 2 or 3 decades?! Is Colby this good?! We'll let the Cubs have Peavy in lieu of his surrender? Help me see a pot at the end of the rainbow somewhere please. I'm begging.

Jeff Gordon: If the Cubs land Peavy, they will have to make two deals -- one to get prospects to trade, the other to get Peavy. That will deplete their organization, which isn't nearly as deep as the Cards.

If I'm running the Cubs, I'd rather have Wood in my bullpen than Harden in the rotation. Chicago will be pretty good again next season, but Mozeliak could build a better lineup with the resources he has. He just has to be smart about it and trust that kids like McClellan, Perez, Motte, Rasmus, Freese, Wallace, Todd, Craig, Jones, Mather, et al will protect the team from the injury woes that derailed the last two seasons.

Tim: Do you think the Cards would show some interest in Delmon Young? I hear ther looking for a 3rd baseman in the trade were loaded with 3rd base prospects and somethings gotta give.

Id like to see mabye Ludwick and Todd for Roberts

Craig or Freese for Young

Jeff Gordon: Craig and Freese have that sort of trade value? That would be nice, but I doubt that it's true.

Tim: Your Guess. who will be the Cards other lefty in the pen?

Jeff Gordon: There are dozen possibilities. Rhodes and Ohman got offers and there are countless other FAs and trade targets. The market has yet to play out.