Miller Down, Greene Next?

The Cardinals finally got Trever Miller to sign on the dotted line. 

Which will be longer, the elapsed time the Cards spent on the contract or the elapsed time he'll be on the mound this season?

Honestly, though, this physical issue apparently played into the Cardinals' hand.  The initial reports (way back when) said that Miller was going to sign a two-year deal, but now it's just a one-year contract.  That's probably better for the Redbirds because relievers tend to get a little flaky and it's hard to trust them over the long haul anyway.  Plus, if something blows out, at least you aren't locked down long-term.

And, after days of no news at all, wouldn't you know you'd get Miller done and then apparently swing a trade for Khalil Greene?  I'm writing this close to midnight, so by time morning's light comes we may know if it's a completely false report or if it's actually a done deal, but let's assume there's some fire for the smoke.

I've said before, I'm not a big Greene fan.  That said, he's not much (if any) of a drop-off on the defensive side of the ball from Cesar Izturis and offensively he shows more pop.  Granted, he doesn't get on base that often, and that's a strong concern.  If someone could work with him and get that average up into even tolerable levels, though, it'd make for quite an impact on the offense.

The asking price appears to be two relief prospects.  I was discussing this with Dustin of Whiteyball over at Facebook and he tossed out the names Worrell, Salas, Perodomo, Gregerson, and Samuel. 

Now, obviously I'm not Erik and I'm not the one to be asking about anything minors-related, but from what I know if it's Worrell—Perodomo, the Cards would be in good shape.  I don't think either of them are in the plans of the club so they might as well get something for them.

We'll see if this pans out, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was an accurate report and Greene would be in St. Louis before Mozeliak leaves for Vegas.

If you missed out on the UCB show tonight, definitely go take a listen when you get the chance.  Great discussion about all sorts of topics.  We're going to break our every-other-week routine and have a special edition next week since the Winter Meetings will be going on.