Today Berkman issued a statement which made it very clear he wants to stay a St.Louis Cardinal. He told Cardinals GM John Mozeliak that if he is traded by the Aug. 31 waiver deadline he will not resign with the Cards at the end of the year.
Berkman cleared waivers earlier this month, meaning he could be dealt to any team. The Texas Rangers expressed interest in him after Nelson Cruz injured his hamstring recently, but a deal has yet to materialize.
And Berkman doesn't expect a deal to get done, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "that ship has sailed."
And it appears it has.
"We did have some teams inquire in the past week," Mozeliak told the newspaper. "I met with Lance and we talked about the situation. Ultimately, our goal is to have him back with us next year. Unless something comes along that absolutely blows us out of the water, I don't see him going anywhere."
Berkman says he doesn't want to serve as a rental player, as he did last season when he was traded from the Houston Astros to New York.
A strong candidate for comeback player of the year, Berkman is batting .286 with 30 homers and 81 RBIs this season.
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