2024 Minor League game thread Week 3 – 4/9-4/14

Saggese at 3B tonite for Memphis. Looking into the future. Could the Cardinals be a little concerned about Arenado’s slow start?

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Shady, how many times have you been told? Stop with the personal comments and backhanded shots at others. Your dirty laundry from other sites is not welcome in this forum.

Because you can’t seem to help yourself, next time I read a post from you that isn’t about baseball, you will lose your posting privileges for seven days per site rules. No more warnings.

blingboy, it is interesting what they are doing with Saggese. Obviously, his most solid defensive position is at 2B. But the Cardinals have Gorman, Donovan and Edman, likely, ahead of him there. You might be on to something with that UT possibility.

For example, our minor league pitchers have allowed 2 hits and 0 runs in 11 innings so far tonight (note the aforementioned Rodriguez and James have not pitched yet).

I hadn’t even heard of Santos until last week, it seems his tenure might be a short one.

Rajcic and Paniagua put up great lines tonight! Surprised he’s still in A+ actually.

Cho with his 4th SB tonight as well.

I have not had any success trying to find out details of Santos’s “elbow injury” that caused him to miss all last season. Being a minor leaguer, injury info is scant. I did not find any report of a surgery. At the time we acquired him, he had been able to make a few appearences in the Dominican winter league, and he made a few more after the trade. Then he pitched in camp this spring. Given that he is in our AAA rotation (at least for now), it would be good to have some idea about the injury, any surgery that happened or didn’t, and just how healthy he might be or not be now.

Saggese will eventually be a regular. Whether it be 3B, 2B, LF or 1B. I’d be surprised if he ends up a back up to Winn at SS. Maybe, utility temporarily. But not long range. Arenado’s job isn’t in jeopardy this season, but it wouldn’t be prudent to invest the kind of money they are in him with subpar production after this season. I’m simply anticipating a possible future scenario. I reiterate, current stats don’t necessarily concern me with talented young players. They are working on some things to improve their game in the long run.

“Oh My” Darlin Manuel Saladin. I’ve had my eye on this crafty little righty out of the Dominican for a few years now. Shortly after he first came up, I had him pegged for High A ball by 2024 and then AA in 2025. He’s right on schedule, so you fans up in Peoria will be seeing Darlin this summer.

How a glance at a box score made me understand how Nostradamus felt.

I noticed that Springfield’s pitchers got smacked around some Thursday even though they won. Almong the unimpressive but not horrible outings was Svanson. Naturally, Svanson’s name cause me to wonder how Paulie DeJong was doing for the Chisox.

The answer to that is he’s doing just as we know he would. In 10 games, 25 PAs, 13 Ks, 0 BBs, .200 BA, .200 OBP, 2 HRs. So, a homer a week and nothing much but strike outs in between. Just as we saw for a couple years here.

That got me thinking to check the DeJong offense clone Tyler O’Neill, who got off to a blazing start and had the feeble minded all lathered up and googly eyed. The last couple games, 0 HR, 3 Ks. Small samples don’t mean anything, but it should remind us the homers will dry up in between spurts but the Ks will be relentless. It’s eerie knowing that I can see that slice of the future before it happens.