Heading To The Desert

I mean, heck, if they are just looking for an arm, rotate through Memphis.  Use PJ Walters, then Evan Maclane, then back to Walters, then take a look at Lance Lynn.  Nobody says it has to be a consistent member of the rotation.

Enough of that.  There are minor arguments for signing him, but I think the cons outweigh the pros.  Plus the indication of the mindset of the front office, especially after signing Aaron Miles and Randy Winn, is troublesome.

Cards head to Arizona today.  In theory, it's a place where the bats should get working, though they will have to face Dan Haren later in the weekend.  Tonight, though, they go up against Rodrigo Lopez.  Lopez pitched well against the Cardinals in the earlier series this year, allowing only two runs over seven innings.  Historically, it's been hit or miss against Lopez:

	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
Randy Winn	15	14	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	.143	.200	.214	.414	0	0	0	0	0
Albert Pujols	10	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	1	0	0	1
Felipe Lopez	8	7	4	0	0	2	2	1	1	.571	.625	1.429	2.054	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Holliday	7	7	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	.429	.429	1.143	1.571	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Ludwick	7	6	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	.500	.571	1.000	1.571	0	0	0	0	0
Yadier Molina	7	7	1	0	0	0	0