Given that a few years ago Hill and Pie seemed to much; ironically both are there now. If nothing else, this would solve the Shark starter v Shark reliever debate

and theres also the little publicized fact that the shark has a no trade clause.

that would be a bad trade.

We could certainly use Roberts and Shark, being a work in progress, and Cashner, wouldn’t be too stiff a price to pay IMO.

At the same time this is just one guy pulling trade ideas out of thin air. there’s zero reason to believe a trade like this would ever happen.

and if Perry did any research, he’d know that. There’s no way the Shark accepts a trade to Baltimore.

I’d probably do the trade otherwise.

…for all the same reasons that’ve been discussed ad nauseum for years now. OBP, steals, defense. He anchors both the offense and the defense in one fell swoop

As disagreeable as I find Mr Perry, the Cardinal fan, pretty much every trade he’s suggested would be just what the Dr ordered for all the teams involved. But as others have said—these are all ideas/theories and nothing more. Peavey would probably hate NYC—I HIGHLY doubt MacPhail would sign Roberts long term only to trade him shortly thereafter—The Braves may not have the quan for Holliday and trading Tommy Hanson for a 4 month rental on Holliday seems dumb….I’m not so sure Street is much of an upgrade over Rodney in the Tiger’s pen, etc, etc…

No wonder he wants to make this deal. No thanks. Cashner has the chance to be a real special pitcher.

and in two years we can trade for Shark

We were so innocent then.

I think Hendry soured on just about any Roberts deal a long, long time ago. And I highly doubt he’d trade his treasured Notre Dame guy at this point. Plus, as mentioned above, Samardzija has an NTC, which he probably wouldn’t waive unless he and Rich Hill are better friends than any of us realize.