Troy Glaus Could Be Traded

If Glaus can't get his arm up to strength for playing third, the Cardinals may be better suited to trade him and his $11.25 million salary.

Chalk this one up as coming from left field; Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal says that Troy Glaus may be a trade candidate this July, if he can't field third base fully by the deadline:

Glaus, who has yet to play this season while recovering from surgery on his right shoulder, is progressing better with his hitting than his throwing, according to a source with knowledge of his recovery process. . . If Glaus cannot play third base, he will be of virtually no use to the Cardinals.

It makes perfect sense that the Bill DeWitt-owned Cardinals would be willing to shed some payroll on a contending team, but where would that leave our team offensively? Frankly, the same place it was before, if Troy really is unable to play third base without botching every ground ball. The noise surrounding Troy has quietly died down, to the point where his potential to even play a game this season is questionable.

How do you turn a trade of Glaus into your favor? If Glaus is truly able to come back, and he truly can't play third base because of his arm, absorb the majority of his salary and get something useful in return. We're not even sure Glaus will be able to play any position at this point, making his entire salary moot. If he actually can, use some of it to get some value in return.

Rosenthal cites the Rangers, Mets, Giants, Braves, Tigers, and Mariners as teams who could use Glaus' bat as either a first baseman or DH. Perhaps Texas would be willing to part with one of their young arms in the farm system for a mid-season boost?