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My guess is that Walker will be in the All Star running when he’s 25.
And overall he’s a much better athlete than Burleson.Winn, Walker, Gorman, Herrera, Donovan, Carlson, Siani, Nootbaar, Scott, Baker, Saggese, etc. are all fine young players. When they hit their stride this is going to be a fun team to watch.
Stated truisms aren’t necessarily truisms. Only time will tell. Look at Adolis Garcia. He matured late. You simply can’t predict the future.
Just because they aren’t doing as well as we would like right now, that doesn’t really say anything about how well they will do going forward.Walker – 21
Winn – 22
Herrera – 23
Scott – 23
Gorman – 24
Carlson – 25
Burleson – 25No one knows how good any of them will be as they mature.
You don’t need to have a slew of prospects come to St. Louis every year. But the talented, fairly high ceiling guys need to develop into solid regulars. Guys like Winn, Walker, Gorman, Herrera, Carlson, Baker, Scott, Donovan, Burleson, Saggese, etc. That very well could make a pretty solid position ball club going forward.
.800+ OPS in the system –
Palm Beach –
Villarreal – .840
Hernandez – .838Peoria –
Curialle – .853
Levenson – .827Springfield –
Crooks – .939
Church – .841Memphis –
Prieto – .883
Dunn – .839
Baker – .839Both Fermin and Pages were well above .800 before being called up.
Interesting situation. The players aren’t performing for Oli. Do they also have a distaste for Mo? Would it be better to replace Oli with Stubby, or replace Mo with Bloom and let him bring in his own manager?
I’ve never said this before in all the decades that I’ve been a Cardinal fan, but I truly think this organization needs a shakeup. But where do you start? For Mo to move on? For Oli to be replaced? For Gary LaRocque to retire? Maybe Chaim Bloom is the first step forward.
How is the poor offensive performance possible with Goldschmidt, Arenado, Contreras, Gorman, Nootbaar, Winn, Donovan, and even the departed Walker in the lineup? It doesn’t make sense that most of them are having subpar years all at the same time.
The Cardinals right now rank 28th out of 30 MLB teams in runs scored. Seriously, how is that possible?
Mathews has gone from using fast balls to set up his secondary pitches to using secondary pitches to set up his fast balls.
In the videos Brian has included in his minor league highlights, has anyone noticed that the stadiums are almost empty? Is it a general loss of interest in baseball, or just that the kids aren’t out of school yet?
The main problem with Cards has nothing to do with Walker or Scott. It has to do with Goldy and Arenado needing to lead the offensive charge.
Mathews is a 23 year old who stayed at Stanford for all 4 years. He could accelerate through the system if he keeps up what he’s doing. He’s 2 levels below Roby and Hence right now, but he could be closing up that gap this season.
We have 3 starters under contract for 2025 – Gray, Mikolas, and Matz. Lynn and Gibson have team options. How do you phase Robberse, Roby, Hence, and perhaps Mathews in over the next several years?
If you can’t sweep, this is the best possible scenario.
Win the first game of the series to get ahead. Win the last game of the series to win the series and have momentum going into the next series.Brian – Bill DeWitt, Jr. and his father have a long standing, respected legacy in MLB. Mo has been with the Cards for 30 years, but in the last few years has made some serious tactical mistakes. You heard him say at WWU that they needed to look closely at how they assess talent at the minor league level. They also need to assess how they’re developing and working with talent at both the major and minor league levels. Mo has taken a beating over Gallen, Alcantara, Arozarena, Garcia, Hicks, O’Neill, Oviedo, etc. And rightly so. Maybe Gary L. needs to retire. And his replacement has just arrived.
