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3rd & 7 37yd

Some of the national media think Arenoda will use hi opt-out clause as leverage get a better contract from the Cards ?

by Ed 9/12/2022 6:56:14 PM
I'm sure they do.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 6:56:19 PM
STOP BEING SO DAMN BORING AND MAKE A GODDAMN PREDICTION. YOU CONTINUE TO DISAPPOINT ME. I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE MY SON.

by Mr. Goold 9/12/2022 6:56:47 PM
Joke's on you mom. Dad doesn't use all caps.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 6:57:10 PM
Does Waino secretly want to finish in Atlanta or does his finish stay in the Lou?

by Joliet Dave 9/12/2022 6:57:26 PM
He does not "secretly" want to finish in Atlanta. He's given most of his adult life to playing in St. Louis and calling it his home. He's lived far more days in St. Louis with his family than he has Atlanta.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 6:57:56 PM
I would think it would be a little awkward for Albert to go back to the Angels and work for the team. Especially as he likely will go into HOF as a Cardinal, and they released him, and they are selling the team.

by Evil Calvin 9/12/2022 6:58:15 PM
It would also be awkward walking away from $10 million, for anyone.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 6:58:35 PM
Helsey's walk-in song, flashing lights ect. I'm a serious baseball fan and not a fan of WWE hype. Respect the game.

by Ed 9/12/2022 6:59:02 PM
Must have been hard with the proliferation of walk-up songs in the 1990s.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 6:59:16 PM
Not a fan of how Mo manipulated roster to guarantee DeJong a playoff spot, it's a waste of a playoff roster spot when a dangerous hitter like Yepez could be a legit bench option.

by Sam 9/12/2022 6:59:42 PM
There is no such manipulation that happened. Unless you mean trading Sosa so that DeJong is the defensive option at shortstop ...

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:00:03 PM
"Hence, Hence". Been sitting on that one awhile? :-)

by Goldy Locks 9/12/2022 7:00:07 PM
Nope. You saw that in real time.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:00:12 PM
Why is there a theory that larger bases are safer? I don't get it.

by fumblinbumblin 9/12/2022 7:00:57 PM
More room to avoid collisions. Just as a beginning point.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:01:13 PM
Question....with the techy strike zone, is the same strike zone applied for every hitter, regardless of height?

by fumblinbumblin 9/12/2022 7:01:42 PM
Nope. Strike zone changes for the batters.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:01:48 PM
What was the highest B Donovan ever ranked on our prospect list. Same with T Edman. Seems like the list makers whiff every now and then.

by fumblinbumblin 9/12/2022 7:01:58 PM
Tommy Edman ranked No. 5, per Baseball America, going into the year he made his debut. Brendan Donovan was No. 8 in a recent ranking before this season.
Teams whiff, too.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:02:33 PM
Oh there was roster manipulation to guarantee a roster spot, let’s be adults here, DeJong has not “earned” anything

by Tad 9/12/2022 7:03:03 PM
How? Please elaborate. With facts. Not vagueness.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:03:15 PM
Pujols never won a triple crown, but he did win the triple crown for the DECADE

by Demian 9/12/2022 7:03:18 PM
That he did. I wrote a lot about that at the time he was doing it. First since Rogers Hornsby.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:03:33 PM
I believe a week or so ago you said Pujols intends to honor his personal contract with the Angels. Did that come from his mouth or elsewhere

by Joliet Dave 9/12/2022 7:03:42 PM
He told us that's his plan.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:03:53 PM
Greeting Derrick,

Late joining.

Thanks for your time and expertise.

What would Derrick do? Seriously.

You catch Albert’s 700th. You know it “should” be Albert’s/MLB’s.

What would Derrick do?

Keep in mind your Son’s financial future.

Thank you!

by Cardzfan 9/12/2022 7:04:08 PM
I would give it to history. No question. It's not mine. It belongs to baseball.
And I would wonder why I was sitting in the bleachers and not in foul territory hunched over a laptop. That would be the example I'd prefer to set for my son. Doing my job.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:05:38 PM
See any scenarios where Goldie and Arenado split votes and somebody else dominates enough second place votes to steal the MVP ?

by Bob Rogers 9/12/2022 7:05:46 PM
Not really. Not with the current look of the race, not with a 10 person ballot.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:05:57 PM
Has Arenado started at any other position in MLB?

by Joliet Dave 9/12/2022 7:06:33 PM
He has not. DH doesn't count, right?

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:06:41 PM
Brandon Donovan is a joy to watch. Pretty sure his picture is next to the definition of “ballplayer” in the dictionary. He and Tommy Edman help so much with their versatility. Do we have anyone else who who fits that mold on their way up? It feels like half our top prospects best position is “batters box”

by Bob Rogers 9/12/2022 7:07:14 PM
Masyn Winn would like a word.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:07:19 PM
Considering Matthew Liberatore's above 5.00 ERA in both St Louis and Memphis this season, do you think he will still be in the top 100 MLB prospects next season?

by Stosh 9/12/2022 7:07:51 PM
Probably. We'll see. He's young. He's got a lot of upside. MLB is hard.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:08:02 PM
Lukewarm take - Teams will come to "avoid" the first round playoff bye because of the "getting hot in the postseason" hypothesis. For example, sitting out for the better part of the week may not be a good thing for this Cardinals team this year. Thoughts?

by Scott in BoCoMo 9/12/2022 7:08:30 PM
I don't know, honestly. The format is so new that there's no real feel for it. Track record says to avoid the excess innings, to get the pitching lined up, and to not give away that edge from the start of a five-game series. There's no margin for error and yet, there you would be, starting behind in the pitching game while the opponent has well-rested, full complement pitching staff. Short season that could prove more costly. If momentum is the next day's pitcher, then the team with the bye has the edge, not the team that kept playing ...

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:09:48 PM
Did Harris II and Grissom being called up from Double A make Mo think about Walker?

by Porkchop 9/12/2022 7:10:01 PM
Nope. Teams don't really operate like that, not in my experience.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:10:10 PM
Have the Cards given any indication of what the plan is at catcher for ‘23 and beyond? Are they content with letting Kiz and Herrera compete or do you see them going after someone outside the organization?

by Crazy Legz 9/12/2022 7:10:24 PM
They have recognized the possibility they'll have to go outside the organization for a catcher for 2023. What that looks like -- TBD. The Cardinals could go for a short-term answer on the free-agent market, a complement to Knizner, and a player who would know that going in, so that you're limiting the market if that player would prefer to have surefire starts. Perception would be a big part of that bid by the Cardinals, Or, they could make a trade. They could trade for a catcher who has control for a few years, and then would not have much say in how playing time awaited him and would create a real three-into-two competition.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:12:00 PM
When prospects do get called up from Double A what do teams tend to see that makes them feel comfortable with bypassing Tripple A all together?

by Adam 9/12/2022 7:14:20 PM
It starts with how the teams see that leap from Class AA to the majors to begin with. You may recall that a few years ago the Cardinals saw Class AA as the doorstep to the majors and considered pitchers like Trevor Rosenthal and Carlos Martinez for promotion from there. Colby Rasmus was also in that spot when he was in Class AA -- on deck for the majors because the thinking was the leap from Class AA to Class AAA was closer than the jump from Class AAA to Class AA. It's all in the internal evaluation of that level of play, the pitching at that level, and the competition that the prospect sees, as well as how what the player does translates to the majors. Rasmus, for example, was viewed as a player who provide superb defense while his bat caught up to the level. Pitchers, like say Maness, were seen as having one pitch that would definitely work in the majors, so why wait? Plus, the Cardinals got to see how some of those players responded to facing the same opponents over and over and over again in the claustrophobic schedule. Adjustments at Class AA were telling.
The advanced tech that is around the game only adds to how much teams can calculate and ascertain this. They can see what metrics work in the majors and if that player is doing them consistently at Class AA, for example.

by Derrick Goold 9/12/2022 7:17:46 PM
While it is ok to expect accountability for poor performance, some of these negative comments go so far beyond "demanding accountability" to an extreme degree. Are these people even fans any more? Or are they so far gone that they just crave any sign of something going wrong so they can go full-on twitterati blast? Try being a Marlins fan for a few minutes, please! It would be so funny to me if it wasn't also so sad...

by Jimbo 9/12/2022 7:18:13 PM