Skip to content  Report: Cards targeting Jake Westbrook  Jul 30,
2010, 8:02 PM EST  The Cardinals have Jake Westbrook at the top
of their wish list, reports Jayson Stark of  Spurned in their
efforts to land Dan Haren or Roy Oswalt, the Cards were also
talking to the Nationals about Livan Hernandez and the Rockies
about Aaron Cook in recent days. No longer, according to Stark.
Teams that have spoken with the Rockies and Nationals say the
Cardinals are now “going in a different direction,” namely the
aforementioned Westbrook.  The 32-year-old right-hander missed
the entire 2009 season following Tommy John elbow surgery, but
has a 4.65 ERA over 21 starts this season. Westbrook seems like
a pretty good fit for the Cardinals, but sources tell Stark that
the chances of him being dealt are “50-50.”  You see, Westbrook
is owed roughly $4 million for the rest of this season, but
would receive a $2 million bonus if he gets traded. According to
Stark, the Indians “haven’t expressed much interest” in covering
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