I Had Tommy John on Both Knees

By: Clay

Adam Wainwright is out til 2012. Ouch! Wainwright is due to have Tommy John surgery which will leave the Cards very short on decent pitching. I've heard a few things on this today.

AFTER it was found out the Wainwright was injured(just not the extent), White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle said that he would be willing to waive his no-trade clause "if it came down to it, I would do it for [White Sox chairman] Jerry [Reinsdorf] and the team because they have done enough for me. I'm sure if we play bad in the first half and there's no way of getting back into it and they don't think there's a chance and they are starting to trade away guys, I would probably be one of the first guys to go. With my contract expiring, they could dump money and get prospects." Buehrle grew up a Cardinals fan and is due to become a free agent after the 2011 season. However, I'm not really sure what DeWitt and the Cards have to offer.

Given the amount it's gonna take to re-sign Pujols, you have to wonder if the Cards should even bother trading for Buehrle or Joe Blanton or trying to sign a free agent, such as Kevin Millwood. Maybe the best thing for them to do is just promote some of their farm system and see what happens. With Dave Duncan in the mix, Cards pitching usually finds a way to succeed even if the talent really isn't there.

The Dayton News reported that the Reds' Jonny Gomes and manager Dusty Baker were celebrating upon hearing the news of Wainwrights injury. Gomes even went as far as to sing "Wainwright's Gone!" while walking through the clubhouse at spring training. Hilarious! This sounds like he may have been singing it to the tune of Lynryd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone", which is a classic, CLASSIC song. Gomes denies doing so. I think the whole thing is hilarious 10x over. However, the Reds should be more worried about the Brewers and the Phillies. The Cards were never gonna be in contention this year anyway.

Cards pitcher Chris Carpenter said today that he would be open to a midseason trade as he will be a free agent following this season. This is proving to be a difficult season for the Cards and spring training games haven't even started yet. Along with Pujols and Carpenter, La Russa will be off contract with the Cards.

Jason Heyward's Bomb

By: Guido

Let's not jump the gun on Jason Heyward quite yet. Many talented prospects have ended up being no more that a Paul Bako sized blip in the history books of MLB. Besides, lots of players have homered in their first MLB at-bat, including:

José Offerman - 2x All-Star, 15yrs in MLB
Dave Eiland - 12-27 5.74 ERA Minors and MLB 1988-2000
Jim Bullinger - 34-41, 5.06 ERA 6yrs MLB
Jay Gainer - .171, 7 hits, 3 HR...all in 1993
Mitch Lyden - .300 lifetime BA in his 6 game career
Rusty Greer - Inducted in Texas Rangers HOF, .305 career AVG
Garey Ingram
Jon Nunnally
Jermaine Dye
Dustin Hermanson
Brad Fullmer
Marlon Anderson
Carlos Lee
Guillermo Mota
Esteban Yan
Alex Cabrera
Keith McDonald
Chris Richard
Gene Stechschulte
Marcus Thames
Miguel Olivo
Dave Matranga
Kaz Matsui
Hector Luna
Greg Dobbs
Andy Phillips
Mike Jacobs
Jeremy Hermida
Mike Napoli
Adam Wainwright
Ryan Roberts
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Charlton Jimerson
Josh Fields
Elijah Dukes
Mark Worrell
Lou Montañez
Mark Saccomanno
Jordan Schafer
Gerardo Parra
John Hester

This list dates back as far as 1895 but I only included players as early as 1990. By the looks of this list, Heyward has a shot to be decent. I got tired of detailing all the player info, by the way.