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Only guess I have is that his asking price just went up. I keep hearing that the Mariners want him. I don't see the Rangers offering a contract big enough for him after listening to Nolan Ryan the last few days.

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I think the Cards will look long and Hard at him.
Though if I were the Cards, I would tear the team down, rebuild, and blame it on Albert.
That works from a PR standpoint.
The Cardinal fans are an easy bunch.
I'm convinced if you took a pile of dog $hit, put it in a Cardinal uniform, the fans would root for it.

Miami will make a play, but they dropped the ball and should've signed Albert.
From what I've read, the sticking point was a no-trade clause.
I would've given it to him.
Chances are if they failed and sucked in 3-4 years, he would have waived it anyway.

When all is said and done, I think Prince stays in Milwaukee. :2

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I'd keep Berkman and Holliday or Carpenter and Wainright (maybe all four), but other than that tear it apart. It is an option to consider. It might do them some good. The Cards are the World Champs, but they made the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Without TLR, it's gonna be tough for them this year.

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I, too, like Prince staying in Milwaukee. Now that he doesn't have Pujols in the division to compete against (might be a selling point). I know if he leaves, Braun is gonna suffer.

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If Prince leaves the Central and Pujols already gone, it leaves Cincinnati nowhere else to go but up. Even if they suck.:r

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Because it's akin to throwing a deck chair off the Titanic.

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Manny has been officially re-instated from the voluntary retirement list by Major League Baseball. He says he wants to make a comeback this year and has been personally calling GMs to see if they are interested.
:r
He'll still have to serve that 50 game suspension before he'll be allowed to play.

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Not necessarily "hot stove" news, but Ryan Braun just got busted for peds. I wonder if they'll take away his MVP or keep it (if it's confirmed). Either way, he just got a 50 game suspension.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...enhancing-drug

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I hope this turns out to be a glitch!

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Me too.

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WOW is all I can say right now.

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Can 2012 be the year the Pirates break .500??? Even without any big name players if our pitching can continue like it did last year and we just get a little more help from the offense then maybe, just maybe, we will crack the .500 mark!

That is really all I am hoping for!