Mike (Chicago): St Louis, Florida, Toronto, Seattle, Kansas City.Those are division leading teams on 5/4. Odds that more than one of them ends the season there?
Joe Sheehan: 10%.
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Nick (New York): With Rasmus holding his own do the Cardinals trade Ankiel? I dont think the Cards resign him nor does he project to be a Type A free agent.
Joe Sheehan: He might end up a Type A, as projecting those in the middle of the season tends to be a slippery thing. Also, you'd be trading low on the guy; I don't know that you'd get much for him, as opposed to Duncan.
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Nick (New York): Ok - you trade Duncan instead of Ankiel (im not opposed to that). What type of player(s) could the Cards expect to receive in exchange? Duncan's can play left but probably best suited to play in the American League.
Joe Sheehan: If today's column isn't up yet, it will be by the end of the chat. I'm on that today.
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mj (bk): Cards, playoffs - yes or no? Why or why not. Also next 3 years, pujols or longoria?
Joe Sheehan: Leaning no, because the pitching isn't nearly as good as it's looked and the defense can't support them. Pujols, although that may be as long a window as I'd take.
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Rob (Dallas, TX): Is there a decent chance Ryan Franklin stays Cardinals closer the whole year? If not him, is Chris Perez and not Motte the likely top candidate?
Joe Sheehan: I rank the Cards' relievers Perez, McClellan, Motte, Kinney, Franklin. I don't know that any of them will hold the closer's job long enough to be fantasy-viable. Franklin looks like last year's George Sherrill to me.
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Rob (Dallas, TX): One month in, which team has surprised you the most?
Joe Sheehan: The Cardinals.
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Ryan (Milwaukee): Jason Marquis... did something click, or are we just waiting for the other cleat to drop?
Joe Sheehan: Think of 2006 and 2009 as the edges of a bell curve.
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