Scott RolenSeveral major league sources are reporting that the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to swap their starting third basemen. The Cardinals would be sending disgruntled Scott Rolen and likely some cash to Toronto in exchange for Troy Glaus. Both third basemen have a history of hitting for power and are former All Stars, but both had their reasons for wanting to leave.

Rolen also publicly feuded with manager Tony LaRussa and asked for a trade earlier this off season. Glaus was seeking a move away from Toronto’s tough astroturf to a natural playing surface. He’s been bothered by foot injuries and is hoping a softer surface will help him return to form.

Neither player played exceptionally well last year and both missed significant time to injury. Rolen batted just .265 with only 8 home runs in 112 games while Glaus hit .262 with 20 home runs in only 115 games. The amount of money changing hands is still unknown and will largely determine which team comes out ahead on this trade. Glaus is due only $24 million over the next two years while Rolen is due $33 million over the next three.

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