I'm just going to come in and play hard every day.' Louis next year, he said: 'I'm not going to say either way. When a small throng of media did, Rasmus said everything by saying nothing.Īsked if he wants to be in St. This is a good situation, a great organization, teammates, everything. … I think he's thinking that probably the grass is not greener other places. Still, La Russa said, 'he's grown up this year quite a bit. Louis, confirmed that Rasmus had requested a trade last year as well as this season. The longtime manager, who has clashed with numerous players during his 15-year tenure in St. Before Rasmus spoke Sunday morning, La Russa had done his best to deflect any suggestion of conflict.