jedmonds15 (St. Louis): Thanks for doing this chat John, A lot of the commentary about the Holliday trade from the St. Louis media has focused on the fact that Pujols will no longer get intentionally walked and this will make Pujols more productive. Is there any validity to this statement? Is there a chance that Pujols will actually be less valuable because he will draw less walks?
John Perrotto: Jim. Sorry I didn't make it to your steak house when I was in St. Louis for the All-Star Game. I don't by the protection theory and people smarter than me who have worked or are working for BP have debunked the idea. Holliday is a good hitter but I still wouldn't pitch to Pujols with the game on the line unless I had no other choice.
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Jay (San Diego): Looking at both the Cubs and Cardinals roster, I still think the Cubs are better even with DeRosa and Holliday. What do you think?
John Perrotto: I think the Cubs have better talent but John Mozeliak has done a good job of narrowing the talent gap. I realize there is a school of thought that team chemistry means little but I got the sense being around the Cubs last month that they are a dysfunctional and unhappy group.
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stan (springfield): Why did the cardinals all of a sudden find all this money to get some hitters when the need was just as obvious in the off-season and wouldn't have gutted the farm system?
John Perrotto: It seems that fan pressure, not to mention pressure from Tony La Russa, Albert Pujols and media, got Bill DeWitt to pull out the checkbook.
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