Kudos to the Toronto Blue Jays Nabbing Colby Rasmus!

It had become clear that the St. Louis Cardinals organization simply didn't want outfielder Colby Rasmus around anymore, and thus the team sent him packing Wednesday in an odd move that I think we'll all remember years from now. Dump Rasmus? Well, the Cardinals kind of did just that, and kudos to the Toronto Blue Jays nabbing him, but fantasy owners should swoop right in because this is an impact player worthy of attention in all leagues. While I don't fully buy into the theory of players needing new starts to reach their potential, with Rasmus it did make sense. He's clearly talented, and a year ago, he smacked 23 home runs, stole 12 bases and batted .276. Sure, he strikes out a bit too much and he's clearly someone Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa doesn't call a pal, but this is a budding star. He's 24. And after being an 11th-round choice in ESPN live drafts (and 27th among outfielders), a few too many owners panicked and made him available in roughly 16 percent of ESPN standard (10-team) leagues. Colby Rasmus leaves the National League for one of the top power hitting ballparks in the big leagues, and yes, if you haven't noticed, I expect big things the final nine weeks of the season. The lefty hitting Colby Rasmus still takes walks and he's actually done a nice job against left-handed pitching this season, and did I mention he's only 24? The Jays will play him regularly in center field and perhaps hit him second, right ahead of some slugger named Jose Bautista, or he could hit fifth. Colby Rasmus has the ability to hit 30 home runs in future seasons and steal bases. I could see him hitting 10 home runs the rest of this season, and joining a team that ranks seventh in baseball in stolen bases, we could see an uptick there as well. The sloth-like Cardinals, in comparison, recently went more than a month with nobody stealing a base!