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is 30, and that's just too old to be part of the ' infield these days.
Freese, the third baseman who was the MVP of the 2011 NLCS and World Series, was traded to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday along with right-handed pitcher . The Cardinals acquired center fielder and outfield prospect .
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The move means that the Cardinals' oldest current starting infielder is 29-year-old first baseman , and maybe he has to watch out because slugging is 23. , who played second base this season and celebrates his 28th birthday next week, can now go back to his natural position of third base, while 23-year-old slots Prince Amukamara Jersey in at second base. Though likely to be replaced this winter, incumbent shortstop is 25.
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The Cardinals' youth is only augmented by the addition of the 26-year-old Bourjos, and it is a sobering thought to the rest of the National League that the team's oldest regulars are catcher , who is 31, and the relatively ancient 33-year-old . Meanwhile, 21-year-old top outfield prospect was added to the 40-man roster this week and might be ready to play in the majors.
If that's not enough fun for everyone, the Cardinals also now have the 22-year-old Grichuk as part of their prospect stable, and all he did this season was hit 22 home runs in Double-A. The Angels drafted Dan Hampton Jersey Grichuk one spot ahead of in 2009, and the Cardinals' own first-round pick from that draft, right-hander , just finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year balloting.
So, the Cardinals have been good, are good, and will remain good, with no end in sight to the pattern because they continue to be so effective not only at developing their own players, but at making trades that fit in with their general philosophy.
The Sherrick McManis Jersey Angels, meanwhile, are coming off their worst season since 2003 and have not been to the playoffs since 2009. They used Alberto Callaspo, , , , Brendan Harris, Thomas Field and at third base, and combined to get a .263/.293/.376 line out of the hot corner, with nine homers and 61 RBI.
Freese hit nine homers with 60 RBI for the Cardinals, but with a .262/.340/.381 line, and it was very much a down year for him he hit 30 homers over the previous two seasons, with a combined .295/.363/.457 line. That is the kind of production that the Angels are counting on.
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Giving up Bourjos clears up something of an outfield logjam for the Angels, with Trout, , and all there, not to mention Trumbo, who likely goes to first base or DH on a full-time basis, depending what is doing on any given day.
Bourjos' speed is what makes him special as an outfielder, but with their roster set up the way it is, the Angels could afford to part with Taylor Gabriel Jersey him in order to buy low on Freese.
At least, the Angels have to hope they are buying low on Freese, and that major league pitchers have not simply figured him out. As impre sive as Freese's stats were in 2011 and 2012, those were his first two years playing more than half the games in a major league season.
One other question mark for the Angels is whether this was a trade that had to be made now. With the evolution of their infield, there was at least a chance the Cardinals would have non-tendered Freese rather than go to arbitration with him. In that case, the Angels could have Bobby Massie Jersey gotten their man as a free agent although other teams surely would have been interested, and the Angels would not have gotten Salas, a 28-year-old reliever who has 186 strikeouts in 192 1/3 career innings.
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