[*I was on the road and dealing with wifi issues this weekend… just pretend it’s Saturday if you will.]
The Lead
Erick Aybar has been in the news as a potential candidate to replace the Cardinal’s recently injured starting shortstop Jhonny Peralta. The Red Birds will be without Peralta for 2-3 months and, as the speculation goes, Aybar is a good fit because he only has one year left on his contract and Atlanta doesn’t figure to contend this year. Aybar was my immediate thought when I heard about the Peralta injury as well, but dealing him would leave the Braves pretty stinkin’ woeful in the middle infield.