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RHP Casey Lawrence has been selected from Memphis (AAA).
He will wear uniform #72. pic.twitter.com/KJgd2Qc0El
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 15, 2023
Yet another curious roster move. Career 6.80 mlb era. Looks like a classic AAAA player. I guess Graceffo or Mcgreevy don’t seem ready. I would rather our prospects get a cup of coffee.
I can’t believe we have Mottar, Verhagen, Suarez, Naile, Lawrence, and even Naughton on our roster. What a joke.
27 – this is a business decision not a talent decision. Some part of it has got to be that they don’t want to see their prospects get beat up by talented major league players. They don’t want to wreck their confidence until they are more prepared. But the more important reason is twofold. One, bringing them up may start their major league service time early which reduces their value. Two, they would need to take up a 40-man roster spot and those are a premium at season’s end. A guy like Lawrence can and will be easily let go. And yes, we have a bunch of others in that same category now as well (Fermin, Naile, Suarez, etc.). But we need spots for Rule 5 guys and for free agents that we sign. And right now, by my math, we won’t be able to protect every single player I’d like to protect so there’s already some risk. Adding a guy like Graceffo or McGreevey gives us one less player we can protect or one less free agent we can sign. Masyn Winn is in the same boat.
Lawrence is stretched out to do 4 or 5 innings, perfect for following Wainwright. But if that was the role, he wouldn’t have been added and brought up until Wainwright’s next start.
He did opt out of a minor league contract somewhere and then signed one here. Maybe there was some kind of agreement about getting a call up.
I would rather see prospects given a chance in low leverage situations than awful known commodities that have never been successful.
We all would rather see the prospects try their luck. Probably the team too, but if it doesn’t make business sense, then they won’t do it. The Cardinals are a business.
Hi Brian, Any news on OF Elijah Cabell? MILB originally said he was released from Peoria on 7/24. His MILB player page says released, but the transactions page is now just blank for 7/24. he hasn’t played a game with Peoria since 7/15.
Jnevel – Your comment that the Cardinals are a business is incorrect. Baseball (Cardinals included) is not, functionally, a business, rather it is America’s pastime. If you are inclined to disagree, please submit indisputable evidence.
They should have some better use for a AAA roster slot than Naile by now. But then, we just didn’t have anyone better to plug a hole in the St. Louis roster. The Buck Owens song, ‘Gloom, Despair and Agony’ keeps playing in my mind whenever I am thinking Cardinals.
Cardinals To Promote Drew Rom For Monday Start https://t.co/MZ9rrwIq80 pic.twitter.com/SHgNxLFtEg
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) August 20, 2023
I feel like if I look back to season stats in a few years I’m going to have a recurring theme of “I forgot that guy was even in the organization”. The frequency with which this happens seems directly connected to the frequency I am having grey hairs incorporate my head
A name to watch in Triple A:
Logan Sawyer was promoted to Memphis after posting a 2.24 ERA since June 1 for Double-A Springfield. Sawyer was signed to a minor-league FA contract in spring after gaining exposure through @PitchingNinja #STLCards
— Katie Woo (@katiejwoo) August 28, 2023
Made official now:
RHP Logan Sawyer has been transferred from Springfield (AA) to Memphis (AAA).
RHP Jack Ralston has been transferred from Peoria (A+) to Springfield (AA).
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) August 28, 2023
The #stlcards📷 have claimed CF Michael Siani from the Reds via waivers. He's 24, has two option years left and is a strong defender. Siani became expendable when Harrison Bader & Hunter Renfroe were claimed off waivers. He heads to Memphis. Guillermo Zuniga moves to 60-day IL.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) September 2, 2023
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