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If Weaver wants to keep his name on the depth chart conversation for ’19 he’s going to have to start pitching more efficiently. With CMartinez, Wacha, Reyes coming back by then and the steady pitching of Mikolas and Flaherty, plus the emergence of Hudson, Gomber, Poncedeleon and Gant… rotation spots will be at a premium.
This was Weaver’s season to break out and ’18 has been mostly disappointing. He’ll need to step it up from now through ’19 spring training.
The red brooms are indeed waving, Wagee! The offensive onslaught resumes today at 1:15p (cst)…2:15p (est)….8:15p (cat) for those of you presently vacationing in Zimbabwe. I’m inching closer and closer to our double-digit run output in this series. Today I think we accomplish the feat. I’m calling this one 11-6 Birds with Patrick Ian Wisdom issuing a game ball souvenir to some lucky Royals fan nestled about 8 rows up in the left field bleachers.
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When we evaluate Weavers 2018, and his role going forward, I like to start with games started.By this evening Luke will lead the Cardinals in GS this season. We’re asking a lot of this young man.
Many of the others mentioned above have been unavaible for multiple starts, and for extended periods.
For me, I need to remember that the comparisons of the possible rotation going forward, starts with how others would have produced under Lukes workload.
Good point. I like Weaver. I like his dedication and durability. I hope that can stack up against all the lively arms that he’ll be competing against.
BR shows Luke throwing 138 IP last season, across all levels.
He’s at ~126 IP going into todays start. I’m watching how stl handles his IP and how effective he can be if they let him throw 160 to 170 IP.
I think this is an important game to win. We have Washington for four and it appears they are starting to get on a roll. Then Milwaukee, at Los Angeles, and at Colorado. A tough schedule the next two weeks. By the end of that Colorado series we will probably know if we have a legit shot at a wildcard.
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Weaver is going to be fine. Competition is a great thing to drive these guys forward. Folks forget he’s still a rookie and learning to pitch at the highest level. He’s taking his lumps right now. He’ll figure it out soon enough. The additional depth also protects against injuries hurting too much down the road and opens up trade possibilities to upgrade another position of need.
How effectively Luke pitches going forward probably determines how many starts and IP they allow him this season.
As Ny said, there are other SP’s that will be coming off the DL and in the pen.
Here’s an opportunity against a lower level lineup for Luke to show he deserves his rotation spot.
Wisdom making his debut.
Today's #STLCards lineup (8/12):
Carpenter DH
Molina C
J. Martínez RF
Ozuna LF
DeJong SS
Gyorko 3B
Garcia 2B
Bader CF
Wisdom 1B
Weaver P— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 12, 2018
I agree, Molina needs a day off. We want him in the lineup everyday for the next couple of weeks. Today would be the perfect rest day for him.
Weaver getting hurt takes this from a likely win to a likely loss, IMO. Hopefully Ross can eat innings and not crush the bullpen with no off days for a while
Interesting stat, but not too meaningful without mentioning how many series in between. In the last two years at least, the series were two games instead of three. And there is always only one series per year between the two at KC.
A win today would give the #STLCards their first three-game series sweep of Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium since June 22-24, 2012.
The Cards have won 12 of the last 17 Interleague match-ups over the Royals dating back to May 24, 2015. pic.twitter.com/5g19RERGON
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 12, 2018
I like what Scildt did with RF, DH and 1B/3B.
Bozo stays in the OF, Carps bat still in the lineup and Jedd doesn’t sit to let Wisdom start.Cardinals finally escape the inning thanks to a pitcher’s best friend. Royals lead 1-0.
Where is Pugs and his colorful commentary?
Wisdom gets his first hit on his first plate appearance!
Not exactly hard contact, but hey, he’s on base!
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