Originally Posted by
yisman
The reason why everyone thinks it's a great trade for Toronto is because he's young, he's cheap, he won't be a free agent for several years, he clearly has potential, and he already puts up above average numbers.
Guys like that don't get traded very often for what St. Louis got in return. I just think St. Louis could've gotten more for him, even if they were dead set on trading him.
He's in a great spot in Toronto, and I think he'll hit better there than he did with the Cardinals, but even what he did in St. Louis, how many 23 year olds post a .361 OBP over a full season? Not many...