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`With good springs Santos and Tewes can be in the running at AA-Springfield. I know there are a lot of arms in the mix but the AAA guys should be ready for a MLB 5-man rotation should they be needed there.
14NyquisTParticipantOVER or UNDER: how many Cardinals will have to have MUCH better than anticipated seasons to win the NLC?
For example…. CMarinez-Wacha-Wong-Fowler14NyquisTParticipantLet’s see how good Maddux’s eyes are. DGonalez and Woodford should have good seasons. I’ll be watching more closely now.
14NyquisTParticipantFrom the “no use in crying over spilled milk” department…. there’s more talk about Lance Lynn being a Twin, and not a Cardinal, than there was for all the time he spent being a Cardinal. The FO jumped on Mikolas early on… Lynn was history at that point.
14NyquisTParticipantWould lights out 1 hour earlier work? Its not like they’re playing night games. My guess is that its up to the players to get enough REST.
14NyquisTParticipantBrian, thanks for all the photos. Do you have any impressions concerning two of the top candidates for comeback-player-of-the-year Ronnie Williams and John Kilichowski?
14NyquisTParticipantI know that this is spring training but there has to be some way to see how the team is doing compared to other teams. This is from the Post-Dispatch for the offensive numbers by the Cards so far.
26th in team average: .242
28th in on-base percentage: .317
29th in slugging percentage: .383
28th in OPS: 700
25th in runs scored: 69
14NyquisTParticipantDoes anyone here want to pick THREE prospects not in the top-40 (Community list 10/11-’17) that will stand out and move up on the prospects list significantly by mid-season?
I go with Cedeno-Kruczynski-Summerville.
We’ll know by June.The Community vote can be found on PAGE 1 of the ST LOUIS CARDINALS 2018 PROSPECT VOTING TOPIC
14NyquisTParticipantIf you came here to check out the list…. go to PAGE 1
14NyquisTParticipantGood comment Cards’16. I’m with you on 95% of what you stated.
14NyquisTParticipantI was at the Boyer’s GS game at Yankee Stadium. I can close my eyes and still see it falling into the left field stands on that sunny, fall, Sunday game. At the time my greatest baseball thrill, maybe even my greatest thrill. I was just 14.
14NyquisTParticipantVEB’s John Fleming put together a piece on his selection for the greatest events in Card’s history.
The greatest home run.
David Freese’s game-winning home run in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
This pick is a bit more negotiable. There were other great walk-offs—Ozzie Smith making the Busch Stadium crowd “go crazy, folks” and Jim Edmonds sending the 2004 NLCS to a seventh game, among them—and Mark McGwire’s single-season record-breaking 62nd home run are impossible to ignore. But the only World Series walk-off in franchise history came courtesy of David Freese, who had the second-most dramatic at-bat of his night.I agree with this pick… it was awesome. However he could have put Yadi’s silencing of Shea Stadium and Jack Clark’s blast off the Dodgers as runners-up. Also vivid memorable home runs.
14NyquisTParticipant“A lot of these guys in here, these young guys, they have better stuff than me, but I just try to go out there and put up numbers. At the end of the day that prospect ranking means only so much. You have to go out there and have success. That’s what I focus on.”
-Austin Gomber
Gomber has been dealing with stiff competition throughout his pro career. The fact is he has been putting up numbers that can spell MLB success.
14NyquisTParticipantBrian, I see that you have been covering Ps & Cs. I was wondering if you would have an opportunity to get some inside info on catcher’s game-calling and handling of pitchers. That side of catching isn’t brought up enough in MiLB reports.
Yadi may be tops in that department in MLB** and he is a valuable asset behind the plate. Handling pitchers requires a certain persona and how much confidence Ps have in their battery mate’s experience and abilities. Since some players are moving upward and are dealing with staffs that are more advanced, young catchers need to impart sound advice and be able to offer words of confidence that are credulous to the pitchers. (Pitchers also need to be receptive to what they are hearing.)
** this may be less of a factor with the new visitation sanctions.
14NyquisTParticipantFrom Joe Trezza yesterday in case you missed it. That “he’s still young” will only last so long. Perez will need to polish up his resume… and soon.
“He’s a long ways away,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “We wanted to give him a little taste, and then make sure he gets back to work, because there are a lot of things he needs to work on.”
That extends to both sides of the white lines. Scouts still love Perez’s glove and athleticism, but questions linger about his maturity and physical strength. Perez, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance as an amateur, has yet to homer in 320 Minor League plate appearances.
Matheny described Perez’s appearance on the big league side as a cameo.
“Now go earn it,” he said.
14NyquisTParticipantYep… that’s a pretty tough lineup.
14NyquisTParticipantExcellent… O’Neill is back in the field and Mejia gets a start at SS. They’ll be up against Verlander.
Mikolas better be better than he has shown or else our fans will be getting the tar heated. I’ll be rooting for him to have a smooth outing. I hate the negativity, deserved or not. He’ll be up against the best lineup in MLB… even in ST games.
14NyquisTParticipantBw, NJ315 is a good Card’s fan and I think you know what he is saying. He wants a few “above average” players. Btw…. how does Zips make these projections anyway, some kind of analytical bs meant for fantasy baseball fans. You know that projections are only imaginary gimmicks written by pseudo espuertos.
14NyquisTParticipantDamn…. envy is not the word. I’ll go with covet. You know I’d spend a lot of time at the back fields. Yeah, my feet getting sore would be a problem. I had to stop my assignments for LPGA walking scorer because of the same thing. 10 years ago I was doing 2 rounds/day. No problema. Now I can only close my eyes, and reminisce. Keep on truckin’ and keep those reports coming. You are our eyes and ears down there.
Maybe in my next life.
14NyquisTParticipantBrian, Thanks for the list. I’ve been working off the boxed list by team and last season’s rosters. I use hard copies so you can imagine the condition they are in right now. I have other lists as well like my placements for ’18 which is also getting somewhat messy.
I even imagine what shape Yokley is in. Have you heard anything about Pearce pondering retirement?
You wrote in the story that you were going to put the 9 departures on a separate list, but I don’t see it.
I have a different number and I wanted to see where the discrepancy lies on my end.14NyquisTParticipantIf all the reports are as interesting as this one, they’ll be the stuff I, for one, will be waiting to digest. Thanks for the great read. and info on daily routines.
14NyquisTParticipantCMart through 3inn. threw 4 balls to Realmuto… not one to anyone else.
14NyquisTParticipantIf you watch Molina’s play you can see the decline as suggested by nearly every Cardinal outlet. If you choose to be a pollyanna that is your prerogative and you have the right to be wrong. Look it up.
14NyquisTParticipantThe AA Springfield INF looks to be loaded also, Seferina-Young-Scrock-Soriano-Nogowski-Dystra-Sosa-Pina-Edman as options.
From previous comment^, Tovar has to be considered for the AAA Redbirds also.
14NyquisTParticipantMolina and Leake together are getting over 25% of the teams salary (Spotrac). Talk about bang for your buck.
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