In June, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that the Mets were one of several teams who were interested in Troy Glaus....To trade Glaus, the Cardinals likely would need to pay a sizable percentage of his remaining salary. The Rangers, Mets, Giants and Braves are among the contenders who could seek help at first base. The Tigers and Mariners are among those who could upgrade at DH. Source Fox SportsGlaus missed almost all of 2009 while recovering from shoulder surgery on his throwing arm, as a result he was hitting pain free but the same can not be said of his throwing. It's been reported that because of complication, causing him to feel pain when throwing he is willing to move to 1B. Glaus is a four time All-Star, two time silver slugger, World series Champion and World Series MVP. He is a lifetime .256 hitter with a .359 OBP, .497 Slg. pct and .856 OPS. In 2008 he hit 27 HRs with 99 RBIs while hitting .270 in 151 games for the Cards...Marty Noble reports, Glaus is a name being me...
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