News: Indians trade DeRosa to Cardinals
The Indians traded infielder Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named later, according to MLB.com.
…this makes sense, because the buzz from cleveland had been the 
Indians asking the Mets for Bobby Parnell and a low-level pitcher, like a Single-A RHP Scott Shaw…
The 34–year-old DeRosa had been hitting .270 with 13 HR and 50 RBI in 71 games for the Indians, during which he played first, third, left and right field.
In a post to Newsday, Ken Davidoff writes:
“Why didn’t the Mets get DeRosa? Because they don’t have a pitcher like Perez, who misses bats, and who is major-league ready in their farm system.”
Perez, 23, was St. Louis’s top pitching prospect, according to Baseball America, and was on track to be the team’s future closer.
He was 1–1 with one save and a 4.18 ERA in 20 relief appearances for the Cardinals this season, during which opponents were hitting .195 against him, while allowing just two of 15 inherited runners to score.
In a post to Future Redbirds, Cardinals fan Erik writes:
“So much for the closer of the future. Mark DeRosa is a good player, and the Cardinals are in an obvious need of offense rather than bullpen help, but my initial reaction this is a steep price for just a rental.”
DeRosa will earn $5.5 million this year, and will be a free agent this winter.
Last week, in a post to his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney said the Mets can add roughly $5 million to their payroll.
…the early read on this is, like erik says, is the Cardinals overpaid, probably because the Cubs were interested in derosa as well…
Assuming the following deal would have gotten it done…
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