Cards pick up Greene from Padres St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly
acquired shortstop Khalil Greene from the San Diego Padres.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that two minor league relievers will be
heading the other way in the deal.
One year removed from belting 27 home runs, Greene's production dropped
drastically last season, as he hit just .213 with 10 homers, while striking
out 100 times in 105 games. He also managed only 27 extra-base-hits and 35 RBI
after producing 74 extra-base hits and 97 RBI in 2007.
Khalil Greene's trade to St. Louis has been finalized, according to the Cardinals' official site. The Padres are to receive pitcher Mark Worrell and another pitcher to be named later.
Our View:The Padres are going to kick in at least $1 million of Greene's salary, which must be approved by the commissioner's office.
Mark Worrell is believed to be the right-handed reliever to be part of the trade that sends shortstop Khalil Greene to St. Louis, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Padres will also receive a player to be named later, which may or may nor be Luke Gregerson.
Our View:Worrell has always had strong minor league numbers, but he was buried in a deep group of right-handed relief prospects in St. Louis.
The Dodgers are doing research on Trevor Hoffman and Russ Springer is also believed to be in the mix, according to the Hot Stove Blog on MLB.com.
Our View:The Dodgers have concerns about 38-year-old closer Takashi Saito, who missed two months last season with a serious elbow injury. Springer would be a solid target as he held a 1.13 WHIP over 50.1 innings of relief in 2008, and the Cardinals did not offer him arbitration, so the Dodgers would not have to lose draft picks to sign him.
