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I was surprised to see Lindor already at 250 HRs as he is still relatively young and SS don’t hit for a lot of power. I knew he had been good, but he looks like a guy who may go into the Hall of Fame. 30+ HR a year playing a really good SS defense and a good knack for getting on base. I know people thought his contract was an albatross at the time. With the way contracts are going and Lindor is playing, he may make that look like a bargain.
Lindor’s put together a real nice career at the SS position with 5 seasons at 30 or more HR’s, 4 seasons at 100 or more runs scored with an additional 3 seasons in which he crossed HP 98 or more times, 6 seasons in the top 10 MVP voting and 2 GG’s at the SS position. He’s also collected 187 SB’s and, like you mentioned, is only 31 years of age. If he continues with a similar sort of performance for another 4 or 5 seasons, I’d have to guess he warrants consideration for the HOF. And in regards to power, he absolutely annihilated that offering from Fernandez.
Lib finally emerging and becoming a reliable starter would be a huge benefit for any near term success.
Yeah 1TD Lindor at least has done enough already to stick warrant sticking around on the ballot for a few years. With some good season before turning 35, I imagine he will have a very good case to join the Hall of Fame
He’s real good and, like you pointed out, at this stage he’s been well worth that 10 year contract arrangement that the Mets agreed to. He’s earned every penny so far.
A little pregame Cardinal manager trivia…
Only 4 former Cardinal managers in the history of the franchise have stood on the top step of the Redbird dugout for 1000 or more regular season games. Most of you probably know that the names of those 4 former Cardinal managers are Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog, Tony LaRussa and Mike Matheny. And probably everyone knows that 3 of those former managers are members of the HOF. The following are the 4 W/L pct’s. of those 4 former Redbird managers in order of best to worst W/L pct. during their tenure as manager of the St. Louis, Cardinals
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.544
.530
.522The trivia question is, can you place the names of the 4 former Redbird managers in correct order from best to worst to the corresponding W/L pct’s. listed above?
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The Doppler Radar shows clear in the New York area. Doesn’t appear to be any chance of a rainout in this one.Liberatore looked really sharp in that 1st inning. His breaking ball looks really good with good command so far even in just a few pitches
Bling, he fields the ball about average. In my opinion, he’s got a little more range than Donovan but poorer footwork. His arm is not real good though. It’s Eckstein-esque to me. He’s a much better fit at 2B. That said, he’s not terrible as a fill-in.
What the Cards really need is one of Walker, Gorman, or Burly to actually develop into a true #4 or #5 hitter. All have their flaws so far and need to make some adjustments to be a feared middle of the lineup hitter.
I would agree with Jnevels assessment of Saggasse’s defense. A viable backup SS, but not someone I want out there every day. Profiles better at 2B
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