Jeff Weaver heading to Seattle?

[AJAY]

Considering how well Weaver pitched for the Cardinals last year down the stretch, this could be a huge loss for them.

 

This article also says . .

 

The Cardinals, operating under the premise that they are out of the running for Weaver, will not attempt to acquire another starting pitcher, a major-league source said.

 

I am very surprised by this. They have already lost Suppan too.

 

msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6408486

[dadofandrew]

They'll wait until July, I would guess. They actually have about 7 possible guys, so they have some depth, but they'd look a lot better with one more guy.

[princeginterhallhelms04]

Did i dream this or did they say they were moving there young closer from the playoffs to SP? Wainright?

[dadofandrew]

Yep, he's in for sure.

[AJAY]

Is Mark Mulder expected to be ready to pitch when the season begins? Or will he need more time to recover from injury?

 

Does anyone know if Jason Isrinhausen will still be with the team? I know he had some inury issues and was performing poorly last year. The fans were really booing him.

[endaround]

Mulder is at out until at least July last I heard. Blavasi isn't just trying to get himself fired, he's trying to make sure the next GM will be so loaded down with bad contracts, he'll get fired too.

[TooLiveBrew]

The Cards' pitching situation makes them sooooo vulnerable. I know they have LaRussa & Duncan, but come on. This is getting ridiculous.

 

Any Redbird fans care to weigh in? You must be pulling your hair out at this point. I know every season can bring a surprise young guy, but man! I can't believe they've backed themselves into a corner like this.

[Invader3K]

Is this a matter of the team cutting payroll after a championship season, or are there other factors at work?

[pitchleague]

I think alot of it is that they had a bunch of guys have semi-career years (or post-seasons, in Weaver's case) in their walk year, and they just decided not pay them big money because they probably knew they weren't worth big money. Voila! Weak pitching staff after Carpenter.

 

I believe I read somewhere that Isringhausen may miss April, depending on how his hip surgury went. They'll be evaluating him in Spring Training, which starts in 20 days for most teams! YAY!

[AJAY]

CNNSI is reporting that Weaver has been signed by the Mariners for one year at 8.3 million dollars.

 

sportsillustrated.cnn.com...index.html

[berniebrewer4life]

Not too bad a price to pay. Seattle hasn't seemed to pick up any SPs worth a dang in a while, hopefully this one will be better.

[tommyboy42609]

i could care less what he signed for, that's just one less pitcher the cardinals have in a rotation with carpenter and question marks.