According to the Post-Dispatch, Scott Rolen is willing to waive the no-trade clause in his contract if it will help him escape from manager Tony Larussa. It's hard to know whether that's good news or bad for Cards fans. Scott has all the tools but he's also been incredibly brittle, averaging one surgery a year for the past three years. And with three years and $36 million left on his contract, the Red Birds would likely have to trade down or eat part of that salary given the question marks associated with his shoulder.

In other Cardinal news, the Cards paid reserve outfielder So Taguchi $100,000 rather than pick up his $1.1 milion option for 2008 although there's a chance they still offer him a contract. So batted .290 last year but struggled defensively (as did a lot of Cardinals). And finally, how can pass over Yadi Molina the give the Gold Glove to Russell Martin (who will probably drop it on the way back to his seat at the awards ceremony)?

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