http://www.sbnation.com/users/mstreeter06 Posts made by mstreeter06 on SB Nation http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2007/12/4/172653/580 mstreeter06 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:26:53 -0000 <p>this is my first time posting but i visit the site every day, multiple times lol. so i was bored last night and decided to try to play gm as best as i could realistically. sorry, i know everyone tries to do this but i would love to know what everyone thinks of this. :)</p><p>trade rolen/reyes/$/flores? for capuano/hall<br /> trade duncan/looper/spects/whoever for cain or lowry, and some more depth (not sure if duncan will &nbsp;move though.<br /> sign bradley for 2 yr/10mil ish (high risk, high reward, but he can sure hit)<br /> sign affeldt for 1 yr/2.5mil ish (if flores goes)</p><p>maybe could trade duncan in a package for blalock and put hall at 2b or ss but i don't think that will happen.</p><p>lineup..<br /> bradley lf<br /> izturis ss<br /> pujols 1b<br /> edmonds cf<br /> hall 3b<br /> ankiel rf<br /> molina c<br /> kennedy p</p><p>bench...<br /> larue c<br /> ryan if<br /> speizio ut<br /> ludwick of<br /> shumaker of</p><p>rotation...<br /> wainwright<br /> capuano<br /> cain/lowry<br /> mulder<br /> pineiro<br /> carp</p><p>pen...<br /> izzy cl<br /> franklin rh<br /> springer rh<br /> wellemeyer rh<br /> thompson rh<br /> johnson lh<br /> affeldt/flores lh</p><p>total payroll (including juan, carp, kinney, etc.) = 95-102 mil</p><p>oquendo would need to work with hall at 3b, tony and bradley would need to get past their differences (but with rolen gone thats one less headache for him lol) but i really think this is fairly realistic and could possibly happen. lets hope the cards get active this winter. what's everyone think? thanks for reading my first post and be nice! :) go cards!</p>