ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals and Blue Jays completed their anticipated swap of third basemen on Monday, with Scott Rolen headed to Toronto and Troy Glaus making his way to St. Louis.

The two clubs agreed on the framework of a deal over the weekend, but even a relatively simple one-for-one trade required a number of approvals. Both players had to waive no-trade clauses and pass physicals. Additionally, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Glaus exercised a player option for 2009 as part of the trade.

Various reports have stated a wide range of possibilities regarding cash changing hands. Some reports have suggested that St. Louis will receive cash, while others that the Cardinals will send money to Toronto. The Globe and Mail of Toronto reported that each team will send the other some money, while ESPN.com reported that no money would be exchanged.

Out of respect to Marty Hendin, the team's vice president of community relations who passed away this weekend, and his family, the Cardinals will not be holding any media availability regarding the trade until Wednesday.

The Cardinals acquire a big-time power source who likely answers the question of who will bat cleanup behind Albert Pujols. But in so doing, they part with a franchise cornerstone, a seven-time Gold Glover, five-time All-Star and a key cog on two pennant winners and a world champion.

However, the Redbirds determined that between Rolen's ongoing animosity with manager Tony La Russa and his persistent shoulder troubles, they would be better off going a different direction. Enter Glaus, who has battled health problems of his own but is a big-time bat and has been well-regarded by both managers and teammates.

Rolen, who will turn 33 in the season's first week, dealt with shoulder problems en route to one of his toughest Major League seasons in 2007. He batted .265 with a .331 on-base percentage and a .398 slugging percentage in 392 at-bats.

His season came to an early end when he underwent left shoulder surgery in September. Rolen, of course, also feuded with La Russa and requested a trade when La Russa re-signed for two more seasons as the Cardinals skipper.

Glaus, 31, played through plantar fasciitis in 2007 while putting up a .262 batting average, a .366 on-base percentage and a .473 slugging percentage. He has hit 37 or more home runs in four different Major League seasons and is a four-time All-Star. The MVP of the 2002 World Series, Glaus carries a career line of .254/.358/.500 and has hit 277 homers.

In September, Glaus was reported to have received shipments of steroids in 2003 and 2004 from the New Hope Health Center, a clinic in California. However, Major League Baseball announced in December that it would not suspend Glaus, due to insufficient evidence of a rules violation.

Rolen has three years remaining on an eight-year, $90 million contract he signed with St. Louis shortly after he was dealt from Philadelphia in the summer of 2002. He is owed $12 million in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Additionally, he is owed deferred money both from his initial signing bonus as well as from earlier years of his contract.

Glaus is signed for $12.75 million in 2008, with the player option worth $11.25 million in 2009. The Cardinals feared that if Glaus had a strong year, he would forgo the option and test free agency after only one year. Meanwhile, if Glaus were to struggle in 2008, his option likely would be exercised anyway.

Both players have complete contractual no-trade protection, and thus needed to approve the deal.