Also, as a Cards’ fan who thought they should have resigned Springer this offseason, or at least offered him arbitration, I think they made a good addition there as well. He’s tough on righties and can get a K when they need it. Considering all the righty relievers the Cards have traded in the last few months, and the fact that they’re forced to use Kyle McClellan and Jason Motte from the right side before getting the ball to Franklin, I wonder if La Russa wouldn’t like to have Russ Springer to turn to in the 7th or 8th right now.

I hear some O’s fans saying that Tampa could salary-dump Iwamura to the O’s as the PTBNL in the Zaun deal. Forget whether TB would do that (please, I know it doesn’t make much sense…but that’s not the point of my question). Is it true that a PTBNL has to change leagues in a trade? Iwamura is on the ML DL and even though he might be on a MiL rehab assignment, he’s an American leaguer. He couldn’t be a PTBNL for a trade with the Orioles anyway, by rule…..right?