Should we block Fuentes from the Cardinals?

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

So it should be at least a week until the next Brian FuentesWatch erupts. But when Fuentes does hit that wire, file this away: It's believed that the team that came closest to dealing for him in July was the Cardinals -- with Colorado targeting left-hander Jaime Garcia.

 

I think it's a no brainer. Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not sure if I understand this whole Waiver Trade thing to the most detail, but the worst possible thing that could happen is we actually wind up with Fuentes. I see no problem with that. Heck, I'd even trade for the guy. We could use him as our closer or in the 8th inning depending on how Yost wants to use him.

 

I know it would add payroll to Attanasio's supposed "Net Loss" this year (Which for the record, I don't believe because I work in the investment world and see how people hide money for tax purposes), but I think blocking Fuentes from going to the Cardinals makes complete sense.

[dadofandrew]

The Crew can claim him, but cannot "block him" unless the Cards have a better record.

 

Most players have been placed on waivers by now anyway. COL might have waited on him, but I don't know why they would have.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Most players have been placed on waivers by now anyway. COL might have waited on him, but I don't know why they would have.

Jayson Stark thinks otherwise. Here is another snippet of the article:

 

Teams that have been monitoring the waiver wire keep asking: Where are all the Rockies? From all accounts, not one player Colorado was dangling in July has been placed on waivers this month. But that actually stands to reason in this team's case. It makes sense for the Rockies to wait as long as possible to determine whether they're contenders. Plus, baseball men who have done a lot of business with GM Dan O'Dowd say his normal August M.O. is not to place his biggest chips on waivers until near the end of the month, because he feels that's a time teams claim players to make a deal, not to block a deal.

[Team Canada]

In any case, Al's other point is correct: The Cards get to claim him before we do, so it's impossible for us to block anyway.

[And That]

The only way we could block him would be to make some sort of deal with a team that has a waiver claim before St. Louis, like "Here, take Sam Narron if you claim Fuentes."

[Brian the Automator]

I don't think Fuentes would even make it as far as the Cards...

[ILuvDaBush]

Fuentes is probably going to be a Type A FA... Using a waiver claim on a player that will cost you less than a million $ the rest of the year to guarantee two good draft picks... He won't make it to the waiver wire, and if he does, there is absolutely no way he makes it to the Cards.