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Originally Posted by Arles
I guess he's gotten better after looking at the stats. I just remember his four seasons in Arizona where he had 52 total errors. He just doesn't seem there mentally a portion of the time. Combined with his injury past and .196 avg against leftys and I think he would be a much worse fit.
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JD had the same problem where he looked like he didn't care/try hard, but always graded out above average. I think the Cards made the right move here, but there's really no difference between Peralta and Drew over the last 3-4 years once you average out their stats. Both above-average, but not GG defenders, and above-average hitters by the low standards of their position.
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So, if the Cards signed Drew, the Cardinals would lose their first round pick. Then, if a team signed Beltran, they would get a sandwich pick at end of the "1.5" round.
However, by signing Peralta, they get to keep their first round pick and get the extra sandwich pick once another team signs Beltran. So, it basically comes down to Drew vs. Peralta and a top 30 pick.
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It's semantics, but the Cards wouldn't be "giving" a 1st round pick to the Red Sox - someone will sign Drew anyway, so we'll get that pick. They do save by not losing their own 1st round pick. The only real reason I point that out is that up to 2 years the Red Sox would have gotten the Cards 1st round pick AND the sandwich pick.