More than most young players, Robertson realizes that this is a business. He's been on three Triple-A teams since getting his cup of coffee with the Cardnals.
Pacheco spent the bulk of the season at the Double-A level, so he is back in the line a bit. Naile's experience command has earned him multiple promotions while Fernandez has flashed swing-and-miss stuff when he has been in the strike zone.
Carlson has a .386 on-base percentage leading off an inning -- but a dismal .225 OBA overall while hitting in that spot. Your point is well-taken. Brendan Donovan looks the part of a leadoff hitter, like Edman, but he has a .242 OBA there. So what's a manager to do?
As a hitter, for sure. As for the rest of his catching skills, I'm not as sure.
The "Life and Times of Coach John Tortorella." (Inside joke for chat regulars). Actually, I did write a book on Mike Keenan which, I believe, has triggered some chat room trolling decades later.
Agreed. And I believe that beard does have some magical powers for Brebbia, who has kept hanging around the game.
Different than the beard thing, yes.
Certainly DeJong is not a No. 5 hitter. But he just missed his third homer since his return and the man can still field, so at the very least he can add more than Edmundo Sosa did. I tried honking that Sosa horn, but he not respond when he got the chance.
Does he have enough power to play every day in one of the corners? That's the question. He has tried to unlock more power, but currently he's a decent No. 4 outfielder trying to prove he can do more.
Mozeliak said nice things about Bader when he addressed the media after making the trade.
Jake Woodford is pitching tonight for Memphis. He is coming off of a strong starting performance. If he duplicates that effort and Dakota Hudson struggles, the Cardinals may give him another look. The exit of Johan Oviedo helps Woodford's case, as does Matthew Liberatore's inconsistency at Memphis.
Getting traded to the Yankees was a dream come true for Bader. Mozeliak did him a solid with that trade.
Bader doesn't have to become an everyday guy to help the Yankees. That team just needs him to protect leads by taking away both alleys.
As noted earlier, if O'Neill can't stay healthy, he can't put up numbers. And if he can't put up numbers as he gets into his earning years, the Cardinals will have alternatives.
The Cardinals have three good young hitters whose best fielding position is DH, so I don't see them investing in a DH. Plus, Oliver Marmol likes to use the DH slot to give Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado days off from the field.
That would not really surprise everyone. I have predicted in one of our video shoots that he will retire for family reasons, but if I would not be surprised to see him keep going. The man does like to compete and he's still good at what he does.
Bally Sports Midwest has been pushing that concept. But Lars needs to push further away from the Mendoza Line before folks can get too deep into marketing his name.
I believe many fans know that, yes. Is that candy bar still around?
