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Strange that Spring Training games are televised, but Palm Beach’s Minor league games aren’t on tv. Also wondering who owns Palm Beach? Does the big club own them?
FOX Midwest takes their production equipment with them.
Palm Beach is owned by the MLB squad, but their fan attendance is way less than 1,000 per game (tickets sold were about 950 last year). The team is not promoted and likely, they don’t want to absorb the cost of running in-game streaming. Heck, go to their website and try to find a basic one-page schedule. (Hint: They don’t bother creating one.)
I have to copy their schedule from the screen right on to my affiliates calendar. No biggie I’m used to it.
Diversity has grown throughout sports and the #STLCards are no exception. They’ve hired Christina Whitlock as a fourth coach for one of its minor league affiliates. She will be the second female coach to work in the Cardinals’ system: https://t.co/LiO8yIU0I8
— Derek Shore (@D_Shore23) February 23, 2020
This is in my opinion a very good shoot from the hip analysis of the depth the Card’s organization has at the corner INF spots. It’s a piece from today’s VEB written bystlcardsfan4.
https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2020/2/24/21150393/organization-depth-1b-and-of
Is the Cards front office short of fresh perspective from the outside?
Goold was asked this question in his chat. While he agreed, he cited three examples to the contrary, AGMs Moises Rodriguez and Randy Flores and Dan Kantrovitz, now with the Cubs.
The examples don’t hold much water, IMO.
Rodriguez – has been with the Cards the last 12 years. Before that he worked in MLB HQ for a decade, but never for another MLB team.
Flores – has never worked for MLB or another team. (Same with Girsch.)
Kantrovitz – the former A’s AGM was offered a return to the Cards this winter, but got a better offer from the Cubs. He last worked for the Cards in 2014, so any influence by him is very old.
P.S. Farm director Gary LaRocque is an exception, with extensive Mets and Dodgers experience, but he has been with the Cards since 2008.
Whether you like Goold or not the PD’s “Quick Hits” is always a provocative post the day after his Q&A sessions such as the one that BW just submitted. I never miss checking it out because if you like other’s opinions it is a good spot for just that and is available all year round.
Plus, the P-D website gets 17 clicks for each time anyone views his quick hits! Still, it is faster and clearer than scrolling through six or seven pages of detailed chat.
Stadium renovations not made and unpopular parking increases have led the #stlcards Double-A affiliate to file a lawsuit against their Hammons Field landlord. TCN's Springfield beat writer @D_Shore23 outlines the dispute. (free) https://t.co/eeKAku27Ik pic.twitter.com/KZKfWlcFf8
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 27, 2020
They better get this resolved before the Springfield Cardinals become a candidate for contraction because contraction is all about poor facilities right? (tounge in cheek)
In what is not a surprise to #stlcards minor league followers, high-A Palm Beach's Roger Dean Stadium is a difficult place to score runs. In this analysis, it skews the entire system view. https://t.co/80aERyZIxA
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) March 11, 2020
At present I see 10 viable candidates for the five starting pitcher spots and 14 for the bullpen at AAA Memphis. The organization is still wildly top-heavy.
The Cardinals released 10 minor leagu players: pitchers Akeem Bostick, Martin Córdoba, Blake Drake, Mitchell Osnowitz, and Zach Prendergast and position players Chris Chinea, Yariel Gonzalez, Shane Benes, Stanley Espinal, and Andrew Warner.
All things considered, the biggest surprise is that the list is only 10. There will be more releases before games are played… whenever. Age + ’19 performance + low ceiling + less teams = less need for potential MiLB-lifers. Not a fan of what is happening to the game and this very unfortunate onslaught just adds to the disappointment.
Giving this thread a bump. Also, BA updated their top 30 prospect list, now including all 2020 draft picks. Here are the Cardinals rankings as of now:
1. Carlson
2. Liberatore
3. Gorman
4. Cabrera
5. Helsley
6. Herrera
7. Thompson
8. Walker
9. Knizner
10. Kim
11. Thomas
12. Montero
13. Oviedo
14. Winn
15. Fernandez
16. Woodford
17. Torres
18. Rodriguez
19. Rondon
20. Malcom Nunez
21. Whitley
22. Williams
23. Gil
24. Sosa
25. Edwin Nunez
26. Fletcher
27. Hence
28. Locey
29. Burleson
30. ElledgeMight be the best thread to ask this, few days ago in one of Brian’s articles had a schedule of when access, updates, and interviews might start flowing out of the Springfield camp mentioned. Can not put my finger on the information tonight, were we to start to hear some news this week.
I’m with you on this. Let’s put some pressure on BW & Co to get those reports, interviews, updates flowing.
It is up to when the Cardinals are ready to entertain media access in Springfield. No word yet, but they said previously it would be this week.
There are reports that Thompson has developed a very good curveball that he didn’t have when he was drafted. IMO, Cabrera’s control would have to be much improved to be ahead of Thompson in this latest MLB ranking. I think Thompson and Cabrera should trade places in this ranking. I agree that Malcolm Nunez should be ranked as lot lower than he has been, and #20 is about right, IMHO.
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