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the improvements the cardinals have made are subjective to a point. yea they added goldshmidt which is a net positive but you are replacing somebody in the lineup probably the guy who cant play any defense. sorry not in baseball mode yet, I cant think of his name. but his offensive numbers were solid so how much does goldshmidt improve that. miller is coming off as bad season so that’s how he is projected. you cant project off of yesterday. add the fact that by moving carpenter to third, we will still have a poor defense. yea goldshmidt is really good but carpenter was pretty good at first but horrible at rthird so we are actually losing there in my opinion.
well this is to brian Walton. ive always felt that the cardinals have far more money than they let on. they constantly have attendance figures over 3 million every year which is a dream for most teams not in LA, NY, or Chicago. they also have a healthy tv contract. they are very well supported by their community and surrounding area, far better than most. while im not saying go crazy ala how the yankees, dodgers, or angels did, im saying they can afford to spend big money on a player that I feel could be a great all time player with them. I think hes a great fit for the team and the city. im not sure he is with some of these other teams. in my opinion, fit can make the difference between a player being a good solid player to a player being a great player. have I felt they would make a real move for him ,no. I could only hope. they went after Stanton last year but I think knew he wasn’t gonna come. plus I never felt that was a good move. Stanton would not fit, we don’t need another high strikeout, no walk guy. most of the big moves the cardinals have made recently, haven’t worked out. only two that I can say worked out well. the guy last year that played in japan, for whatever cant think of his name, but he was great. it was still one of those fifty fifty moves that just happened to work out. the other was ozuna. he didn’t have the power I wanted but im going to give him a pass cause of his shoulder for last year and he actually was geeting hits when nobody else was early on. the fowler and cecil moves I didn’t like then and I hate now. miller is another fifty fifty shot. hes getting older and coming off a down year. they are also paying him too much along with a no trade clause. it only looks great if he turns back the clock, im not counting on it though im hoping just like management does when they make their deals cause they always never go after almost sure thing players. goldshmidt is a solid player and a great deal for onrer year but the cardinals didn’t have to give much to get him so they didn’t really pull off anything. those might be enough and great if you are talking about the pirates, twins, or the mets. not the cardinals with their fan support. plus getting goldshmidt creates problems. what about carpenter. move him to third I guess cause I don’t see goldshmidt going there. we will have a below to average third baeman with a very below average arm. carpenter is a decent first baseman so the pickup at first isn’t going to offset the bad play at third. we were already the worst fielding team in the league far as errors go so that isn’t gonna improve. while analytics may not grade errors harshly, most people thatr really know the game, do. there is a lot more cause and effect than whether an error causes a run to score. far as being projected to tie with the cubs at 87 wins. 87 wins is weak for a cardinals team expectations and im a old school cardinal fan. I hate the cubs and being content with losing to them or finishing tied with them isn’t enough.
harper is a really good player that with the right organization could be a great player. he could fit right in and make the cardinals a legitimate threat to go the world series. my only issue is his lack of hustle sometimes but about 80 percent of the players in the league have that issue and some are far worse. I think he would change a little bit in st. louis. but he will usually hit around thirty homeruns or more, 100 to 125 rbi if guys are getting on, and the biggest part of all is willing to take a walk. a rarity in todays game. put him right ahead of goldshmidt and watch the cards take off. he defense is average but he isn’t bad. to me goldshmidt is not enough to take this team to the top. maybe they get a wild card spot but I doubt it and they wouldn’t get far in the playoffs in my opinion if they did make it. the cardinals have the money to make it happen, but I don’t really think the management is really serious about winning. the talk a good fight but never show. goldshmidt is probably a one year rentaltrhough worth it for what they gave, and miller is past his prime, and they are still stuck with fowler who was never worthy of being a cardinal.
well I have no problem with either guys really. I think smith should have gotten in on the regular ballot so to me its about time. far as baines goes. I can definitely see the argument that he doesn’t belong. but I guess im softening as I get older. I just think there are tiers to the hall of fame. there has always been guys that if you look back at the history, probably shouldn’t be in if you are totally trying to limit it to the immortals. those are guys that are never brought up in greatest of discussions but their inclusion in the hall doesn’t tarnish the others in any way. its fun to discuss who should or shouldn’t but its ok if some guys get a nice break. even baines never expected it so to me its ok. sure are there others more deserving, yea most definitely. but baines was a solid player. my only issue is it opens up for other dh players. but everyone knows big pappi is gonna get in so that was gonna be opened anyway. just my thoughts
