Comments on: Contracts: Clement and Miles http://cardinalsgm.com/cardinal-small-talk/contracts-clement-miles/ A look at the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team from a GM perspective. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tom http://cardinalsgm.com/cardinal-small-talk/contracts-clement-miles/#comment-232 tom Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:38:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalsgm.com/cardinal-small-talk/contracts-clement-miles/#comment-232 I think they intended to sign Izturis as a back up when they RE-signed Eckstein and that fell through...so now Miles is the backup. I think they intended to sign Izturis as a back up when they RE-signed Eckstein and that fell through…so now Miles is the backup.

]]> By: MLB Rumors http://cardinalsgm.com/cardinal-small-talk/contracts-clement-miles/#comment-233 MLB Rumors Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:02:12 +0000 http://www.cardinalsgm.com/cardinal-small-talk/contracts-clement-miles/#comment-233 I like the clement signing (cheap enough to take a risk on). However, while I like Miles, I don't understand it. Why do we need him? I would personally rather see Ryan and Hoff up the middle with Miles and (unfortunately) Kennedy to back them up. But, we signed Izturis so that to me eliminates the need for Miles. Can we really find no other place to spend that 1.4 mil? I like the clement signing (cheap enough to take a risk on).

However, while I like Miles, I don’t understand it. Why do we need him? I would personally rather see Ryan and Hoff up the middle with Miles and (unfortunately) Kennedy to back them up. But, we signed Izturis so that to me eliminates the need for Miles. Can we really find no other place to spend that 1.4 mil?

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