Monday, June 24, 2013

Bargains For The Birds: Best Trades In Cardinal History

The standard by which all baseball trades are measured is the 1964 trade of Ernie Broglio to the Chicago Cubs for future Hall of Famer Lou Brock. But in 1964, it appeared the Cubs, not the Cardinals, got the best of that deal. Broglio, a 21-game winner in 1960, was 18-8 for the Cards in 1963 and Brock was a light-hitting poor fielder with little apparent upside.

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