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Since you can overspend, like teams in the mega markets, you have to improve your player development system. Which they’re doing. I don’t see an issue.
This season seems to be setting up for two fun things –
1.) Cheer for the kids to beat up on the older guys with highly bloated salaries. Who think they’re actually worth it.
2.) Cheer for the underdog.
Wonder if the stumbling block is the low amount of money the Cardinals are willing to pay of Arenado’s contract going forward, or the ask of certain prospects in return. Or both.
They have a number of talented “risers” in the system. Those players just needed better coaching on the way up, which they’ll now be getting.
Edmonds should be welcomed at ST. Working with both the hitting coach and center fielders on defense.
Edmonds has said a lot more technical things than just stepping in the bucket. His observations have been both about hitting and playing centerfield.
There are a lot of things Edmonds said that made sense regarding hitting, KCB. And if the coaches were telling the players to do it, why weren’t they doing it?
BDW, Jr. has always had a passion for the team and been a fan since he was a kid. BDW III is at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Maybe Edmonds was pointing out from the booth what the hitting coach was missing and it was embarrassing to the front office.
They need to honor legacy (as in the Cardinal Way), and get back to it. Honor it while at the same time they’re employing modern technology and up to date teaching techniques.
But if the organization is becoming more “corporate”, where guys are tense, running scared, and not playing loose and having fun, there’s a serious problem.Won’t everything pretty much fall into place if Walker and Gorman fulfill their potential and Arenado rebounds?
Last season was a winning season. Just didn’t win quite enough. You can thank Goldy and Arenado for that.
