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Rutrow. Who could have predicted.
https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-tyler-oneill-blunt-admission-abrupt-removal-brewers-game
Meanwhile, what’s wrong with Randy Arozarena? He is having a “Cardinal-like” early season; .156 average and 63 OPS+.
Meanwhile, what’s wrong with Randy Arozarena? He is having a “Cardinal-like” early season; .156 average and 63 OPS+.
Weird season for him so far. Looks like a combination of some bad luck (.189 BABIP) and materially worse contact quality (LD% down to 11.7% from 18% last year; Barrel% down to 7% from 12.3%, etc.). Also, his K% is up 5 percentage points. So a perfect storm of less contact + worse contact. His xBA is .201, which is pretty bad, but it’s certainly better than his .156 actual BA. Only 217 PAs, though–things can change quickly with such small samples. (Which is my hope for several of the slumping Cardinals as well.)
Great insight, RBK! Yeah, it looks like Randy will show better numbers as the season progresses. Still some concern with the barrel rate down and K rate up.
One full season is plenty of time for the Red Sox to find out what On’Neill in the lineup is like. Production comes in spurts but the strike outs are relentless, as are health issues. This is his third arb year, so he will be looking for a big contract this winter.
I didn’t know Dakota Hudson is now with Colorado. He is pitching tonight for the Rockies against the Doyers at Doyer Stadium.
And Jordan Hicks is pitching for the Giants tonight. They play the Yankees at Candlestick Park.
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I don’t mind the Cardinals not bringing back Hicks for 4 years/$44M but I don’t understand why they didn’t bring back Hudson on a cheap one year deal. He was still arb eligible and would have cost around $3M. He would be a very good 5th starter for this team. 100 times better than Matz.
Well, they were stuck with Matz and weren’t stuck with Hudson. The problem with Hudson isn’t that he can’t have a good outing. It’s that he is unreliable due to the bum shoulder. If you count on him to fill a rotation slot, you have to have a backup guy good enough to fill a rotation slot because Hudson will likely go down and leave you in a pinch. I don’t mind offing Hudson, but not obtaining a good #6 was a mistake, given Matz’s history.
The problem with Hudson isn’t that he can’t have a good outing. It’s that he is unreliable due to the bum shoulder. If you count on him to fill a rotation slot, you have to have a backup guy good enough to fill a rotation slot because Hudson will likely go down and leave you in a pinch.
Well what you described is Matz to a tee.
Stuck with him or not giving Hudson $3M would have been a wise investment. Better than the $5M to Middleton who will never pitch an inning for the Cardinals.
Saw where tony scott died, former catdinal. When i saw his name, i thought i recognized it from back in the day. My memory is foggy from the late 70s early 80s but seems like i remember him being a decent player.
Wow I had not heard that. Very sad. Tony was a very good CF back in the late 70’s. He had a lot of speed and could really cover some ground in spacious Busch. I enjoyed watching him play.
Tony Scott played here in Denver with the Bears. He was a prototypical Cardinal-type player in that time – great speed, not much power.
We made a great deal trading him though, netting Joaquin Andjuar, or “Ice Cream Candy Bar” as I have heard him called among other names, in return.
Chris Lambert was the #stlcards first-round draft pick in 2004 from Boston College. The RHP was traded to Detroit for Mike Maroth in 2007 and reached MLB with the Tigers and Orioles. https://t.co/OrKnxPGTeA
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) June 6, 2024
Impressive resume for Lambert. Good for him to establish a solid skill set for life away from playing the game.
According to NESN, Tyler O'Neill left tonight's game with right knee discomfort.
He just came off the IL on Wednesday after dealing with right knee inflammation for much of May.
— Mac Cerullo (@MacCerullo) June 8, 2024
Jake Woodford was DFA’ed by the White Sox and given his release. I’m surprised he couldn’t stick on their 40 man. I’m curious if Woodford will go to Korea of Japan this next off-season.
Surprises me as well on Woodford. If you can’t stick with the Pale Hose, you are at the bottom of the pecking order. I mean with DeJong as their shortstop it is no wonder they are bad.
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