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February 21, 2018 at 4:48 pm #44447
I obviously have no way of knowing, but my guess is that at age 31 now, Rasmus is what he is.
Honestly, I am stunned he is thinking of a return. I figured he was done mentally.
February 21, 2018 at 6:38 pm #44449I’m not sure what you mean by “he is what he is”. Are you referring to.his mental state? His baseball abilities? In any case, production wise what he is is pretty good. He had a 1.2 bwar in 121 ab’s last year. That is nearly a 4.8 WAR pace for 500 ab’s. Give me that on a minor league deal anyday.
February 24, 2018 at 12:01 am #44585Socolovich got rocked today!
February 24, 2018 at 12:47 am #44586Colby always had the tools to be a very good centerfielder but he could never put it together. He was having his best season at the age of 30. Chances are his peak years are behind him.
February 24, 2018 at 4:57 am #44588If Colby is recovered from his hip injury, no reason to think he has peaked. Last year before his injury he was having his best offensive year ever.
February 24, 2018 at 8:19 am #44589Kevin Siegrist, who became a free agent in the fall, couldn’t get a major league deal so had to settle for a minor league contract with the Pirates. But it includes a big league camp invitation.
February 24, 2018 at 10:08 am #4459814NyquisTParticipantI believe that Shane Robinson got the same deal with the Yanks yesterday.
February 24, 2018 at 12:13 pm #44606An interesting perspective.
It's great that Tony Clark is suggesting a payroll floor, but given the growing number of MLBPA members getting NRI deals, you'd think he'd also be outspoken about the increasingly obvious need to unionize Triple-A.
— Christina Kahrl (@ChristinaKahrl) February 24, 2018
February 24, 2018 at 12:41 pm #4460814NyquisTParticipantIf you want to read about Rasmus’ troubles with the Cardinals, check out Bernie’s story about them from July ’11. Its spot on.
February 24, 2018 at 3:23 pm #44621Sandy Alcantara retired all six batters he faced in Marlins debut. Threw 18 pitches.
— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) February 24, 2018
February 24, 2018 at 3:34 pm #44624Colby is 30 years old. Metrics show players peak around their 28-29 ages. So, yes there are indicators he has peaked.
February 24, 2018 at 3:37 pm #44625BHC, those are not indicators he has peaked. They have nothing to do with his performance. Thay is oy an indicator that on average a player peaks at that age.
February 24, 2018 at 3:43 pm #44627He just his best season at the age of 30. I’m willing to wager that will his best year going forward.
February 26, 2018 at 8:51 am #44692Toronto, of course!
Sources: #BlueJays, RHP Seung-hwan Oh in agreement on deal, pending physical.
— Robert Murray (@RobertMurrayFRS) February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018 at 11:05 am #44708Blue Jays need a new name.
March 6, 2018 at 12:40 pm #45090Brandon Moss goes unclaimed on waivers. He has been released.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018 at 3:45 pm #45109Jon Jay has signed one-year deal with @Royals. @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018 at 5:54 pm #45112Lynn turned down 2 years, $20M from Twins https://t.co/tFSlCnmSbr
— Rotoworld Baseball (@Rotoworld_BB) March 6, 2018
March 10, 2018 at 10:52 am #4537114NyquisTParticipantVEB’s John Fleming put together a piece on his selection for the greatest events in Card’s history.
The greatest home run.
David Freese’s game-winning home run in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
This pick is a bit more negotiable. There were other great walk-offs—Ozzie Smith making the Busch Stadium crowd “go crazy, folks” and Jim Edmonds sending the 2004 NLCS to a seventh game, among them—and Mark McGwire’s single-season record-breaking 62nd home run are impossible to ignore. But the only World Series walk-off in franchise history came courtesy of David Freese, who had the second-most dramatic at-bat of his night.I agree with this pick… it was awesome. However he could have put Yadi’s silencing of Shea Stadium and Jack Clark’s blast off the Dodgers as runners-up. Also vivid memorable home runs.
March 10, 2018 at 11:05 am #45372Here is an 11th event: The greatest tag out in Cardinal history. Rogers Hornsby tagging out Babe Ruth attempting to steal second, to secure the final out of the Redibrd’s first modern era World Championship in 1926.
March 10, 2018 at 11:07 am #45373Lynn turned down 2 years, $20M from Twins
Hindsight being what it is, he probably wishes he would have taken the one-year $17.5M from the Cardinals, and jump back into the free agent pool waters after this season.
Personally, I would have been okay with that as well. We might need him this year.
March 10, 2018 at 11:12 am #45374Going back to the events, Ken Boyer’s salami in game four of the 1964 World Series is incredibly significant as well, as it turned that Series around. The Cards were on their way to being down 3 games to 1 before that.
Then McCarver’s 10th inning blast in game 5 was another clutch home run. Still cannot argue with the Freese home run though. That one was incredible.
It’s great to be a fan of a franchise where it’s tough to pick the most significant home run in post season history.
March 10, 2018 at 11:44 am #4537514NyquisTParticipantI was at the Boyer’s GS game at Yankee Stadium. I can close my eyes and still see it falling into the left field stands on that sunny, fall, Sunday game. At the time my greatest baseball thrill, maybe even my greatest thrill. I was just 14.
March 10, 2018 at 12:14 pm #45379What a memory!
March 10, 2018 at 12:41 pm #45381Wow, that’s cool 14! Is the ’14” in your screen name a tribute to Boyer?
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