Cardinals chat: Derrick Goold takes your questions at 11 a.m. Monday
Bring your Cards questions and comments to a live chat with Derrick Goold at 11 a.m. Monday
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About 5-6 years ago, the Yankees had a couple of seasons where they let some contracts run their course and made some in season trades offloading major league talent, while fielding reasonably competitive teams. They then came out much more aggressively in player acquisition after that. Any parallels to what the Cardinals are doing now?
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Hey DG, just curious. Listening to your podcasts and reading coverage, it struck me. Much has been made about reducing payroll this year, how much comes off the books after this coming season, and how there will be big-time talent in that pool of free agents just as Cardinals appear to have spending flexibility. All is well and good, I understand why they're approaching and saying as much; however, is it just a coincidence said payroll flexibility occurs just before what is largely being described as the biggest CBA negotiation crises is about to take place, or should we read multiple things into that?
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Did you see the answer about the swingman more role early? It's going to b valuable for many teams in the coming year, and Reyes is also in that sweet spot. Hard to see a huge jump in innings for him, but 100 innings? 120 innings? That would be super-valuable for the Cardinals to see him cover that as both a reliever and a part-time starter, for sure.
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Yes. Lots of rumblings about expansion. That's driven by the immediate infusion of cash that expansion would bring and the fact that Nashville has an ownership group making a play and Montreal has a site for a ballpark picked out. So, even more than rumblings -- there are preparations underway. All the things you describe as a result would be in play, yep.
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It depends on who you ask. It's all theory and conjecture and barstool arguments at this point. Not too ago long there was a writer at The Sporting News who wrote a story about realignment and dismissed the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry. That is a mistake and affront to history. A writer cannot laud the history of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry without acknowledging that the Cubs-Cardinals is older. It's the oldest rivalry in baseball -- and in major professional sports in the States -- of any two teams that have never moved. Yep. It's important for people like me and fans like you and teams like then to shout that from the mountaintops -- or nearest hill, I guess -- so that baseball doesn't ignore that like some writers in some other regions might.
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