Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Troy Glaus is preparing to return from a shoulder injury on Aug. 3rd. While his shoulder is fine hitting, he is struggling to throw from third and may have to move to firstbase. The Cards have Pujols at first and Glaus is making 11.25MM for this year. For the Cards that's an expense bench player/pinch hitter.Rosenthal believes that Glaus would be appealing to the Mets, who could afford his contract and are unwilling to move prospect chips for a bigger impact player. I think by Aug. 3rd we'll either have most of our injured back or the season will be pretty much done. Glaus is a 32 y/o right handed hitter with a .256 lifetime BA. He's a four time All-Star, World Series Champion, World Series MVP and two time silver slugger. 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 Mariner...
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