2024 Rotation

The FO will keep pretending. It’s what they are best at.

When we should be developing Pallante in the StL rotation, and a Leahy in the pen (because we are free falling) they possibly get demoted or a role change, and the FO plays those bigger contracts. I’ll give odds on that too.

Add to that logjamb, our recent acquisition of “flash” Fedde. When you get past the pain of it all, it is humorous watching a dog chase his tail.

I figure Lynn back in rotation, Matz to the pen, Pallante will fill the long relief / 6th starter role and a couple of the current pen guys get shipped to AAA – the staff will theoretically be a little stronger.

Is Leahy still up? If so that’s an easy bus ticket back to Memphis.

Kitt is at 50 IP now, more than his 22′ and 23′ combined. He’s stretched out again, and a shutdown now, wouldn’t be the worst thing for his 25′.

Kitt had a successful rebound season. Our FO may extend him? If so, you’d keep him onboard and get it done. I’ve let him walk, as a FA.

Pretending still needs leverage relief right? Play them contracts, and keep an eye on service time by demoting. It all fits the model.

So it wasn’t Kitt, it was Crawford DFA’d instead. Same principal.

Over a year after this topic started. Mo brought in 3 starters like he said he would. One was showing real good until about the all star break. One started slow and then pitched fairly decent. The third showed he could keep the team in games but has fallen apart in the second half. It’s going to be tough to pick up Gibson’s option if he doesn’t turn things around in the last month.

We really need 2 going into next season. I would go with Gray, Fedde and Pallante as 3. Mikolas seems done. Matz would be better out of the pen. Lynn and Gibson helped us this year but I don’t want to repeat this year. We might be able to get 1 from our minor leagues but really should use them for injury/performance replacements.

Up until about a month ago, I thought Gibson was a lock to have his option picked up next year. Now, it would seem prudent if the Cardinals would decline the options on both Lynn & Gibson, and seek trades for Mikolas & Matz.

Game Score is nothing special Brian, but the simplicity of it’s design covers the basics. It’s a water cooler stat.

Each pitcher starts at 50. Most game scores range from 40 to 60, higher is better. 39 or below I call a clunker. 61 or better likely gets a game ball.

I put it here because it’s an option for conversation, that I hope has a better forum audience than FIP, or another deep dive stat.

Game Score is not really mainstream, I guess, because everyone wants to be smarter than that 😀

Gibson’s GmSc was 23 last night. We know where to file that.

Thank you, JJ.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Game_Score

From the article:

Start with 50 points. Add 1 point for each out recorded, (or 3 points per inning). Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th. Add 1 point for each strikeout. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed. Subtract 4 points for each earned run allowed. Subtract 2 points for each unearned run allowed. Subtract 1 point for each walk.