$50k minor league contract

2yrs $400k ($800K)

3yrs $5M ($15M)

Are we going to have the roster spreadsheet updated before then?

This is not only a player trade but an organization trade as well.  I will be taking over the Cardinals and nicole will be taking over the Marlins.  We end up taking over our favorite franchises.


Marlins trade

Josh Beckett P $15.75M 2013, $15.75M 2014
Chris Carpenter P $9.25M 2013
David Price P $4.35M 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015
Rod Barajas C $5.5M 2013
Victor Martinez C $13M 2013, $12M 2014
David Freese 3rd arb 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015
Rafael Furcal SS $3.5M 2013, $3.5M 2014, $3.5M 2015
Skip Schumaker 2nd/OF $2M 2013
Lance Berkman 1st $6.59M 2013, $6.59M 2014
Alan Craig 1st/OF 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Emilio Bonifacio OF arb 2013, arb 2014
Derek Eitel P AAA (wife's former neighbor-have to keep him)
Joseph Panik SS A
Jace Peterson 3rd A
Alen Hanson 2nd DSL
cash $10M 2013--$7.75M coming from Boston in Beckett deal (Marlins keep the $2M for 2014)

Cardinals trade

Cole Hamels P $18M 2013, $18M 2014, $18M 2015, $18M 2016
Burke Badenhop P arb 2013, arb 2014
Frank Francisco P $3.5M 2013
Jacob Turner P 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Bryan Anderson C 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Josh Thole C 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Zach Cox 3rd 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Mike Carp 1st/OF 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Andy Dirks OF 3rd yr 2013, arb 2014, arb 2015, arb 2016
Matt Dominguez 3rd/SS (AAA)
Donovan Solano 2nd (AAA) projected starting 2nd for marlins
Christian Yelich OF (AA)

Without Arbitration salaries included, the Marlins are sending $49.94M worth of salaries (including the $10M, without the cash it is $59.94M) for 2013 to the Cardinals which in turn is sending $21.5M in salaries to the Marlins.  This trade will save the Marlins $28.35M for 2013 and $19.84M in 2014.

These three were mainly salary dumps. Berkman and Barajas playing this year??
Josh Beckett P $15.75M 2013, $15.75M 2014
Rod Barajas C $5.5M 2013
Lance Berkman 1st $6.59M 2013, $6.59M 2014

While I could not get all the players I wanted to take with me (Kipnis, at the major league level and Cingrini, Mathess, Spangenburg, and many others--last year was such a great draft) I do feel with taking the salaries on, countering with the players leaving and the exchange in prospects that the trade is fair.  I get to take over my favorite MLB team and bring back the Cardinals I either traded for or signed as Free Agents.  The Marlins get their prospects back and get to take over their team with their players they wanted.