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Very good thoughts, Brian. I’d also factor in the loss of revenues from the cable contract as well as an anticipate drop in ticket revenues as they go through this transition period.
How much money have they invested in sophisticated equipment and the instructors who know how to implement it? How much money have they invested in many more roving position specialist instructors for the minor leagues? How much money are they investing in the Jupiter training facility? How much money are they losing from the new cable contract? Unless we have actual figures, there’s really no case to be made either way.
Tucker or not, I wonder if NA feels “anything” about his employer jumping through many hoops to get a deal agreed to, and then he backs out. Sounds like Mo wasn’t too pleased.
Sure hope NA’s production improves to the point that the good prospects Mo might have negotiated to get from Houston are secondary.
If the Astros were one of the 5 teams originally approved by Arenado for a trade, it sure paints a totally different picture.
I was wondering why Mo put in all that effort to trade NA to the Astros, only to have him nix the deal. Now it’s a lot clearer. NA pulled a reverse on him. Not good.
KCB –
I don’t think the Cardinals were bound and determined to increase their number of good prospects this off season. If that were the case, they would probably have traded Helsley and
Fedde. They probably think they have some really good prospects already in the system that just need to be developed better.KCB – IMO they got fixated on trading Arenado and finally realized that they weren’t going to both dump a lot of salary and also get a top prospect or two. Perhaps other opportunities were missed during that fixation. But mainly, I think the organization wanted Bloom to have as much flexibility going forward as possible. That also tied their hands, to the consternation of those fans who wanted a big splash or two this off season. Especially with free agents or trades for guys who have fairly long contracts.
The club this season could very well be better than many people think. Depends on if Arenado bounces back and how Walker and Gorman hit. Plus Nootbaar staying healthy.
Members of the St. Louis Cardinals LLC are wealthy. They don’t need the money from a sale. Plus interest in a baseball club is a DeWitt family tradition (Browns, Orioles, Reds, Cardinals).
Two aspects to managing –
1.) The hand your dealt.
2.) How you play the hand.
In response to your rating system for managers, 1toughdominican, I would refer you to Joe Torre’s winning percentage as a Cardinal manager vs. his winning percentage as a Yankee manager.
Winning percentages –
Shildt – .559
Matheny – .555
LaRussa – .544
Herzog – .530
Schoendienst – .522
Marmol – .508
Torre – .4981toughdominican –
If you’re going to measure the W-L % of a manager, please know that Matheny had a better W-L % than both Whitey and Tony.
We have some talented younger players at both the Major League and Minor League levels. A lot of money and effort is going into helping them achieve their full potential. Glad to see it.
He says he likes the city, the organization, and the traditions. He’s signed for 3 more years. If he stays, maybe he’ll have a shot at a ring in 2027. Who knows.
Happy Arenado is still a Cardinal. At least for now. With his contract, and declining 2024 production, his trade wasn’t going to bring back any top prospects anyway. Hope he’s motivated to having an excellent 2025. Seems like he is, from his comments.
