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To clarify, they knew about Bader’s migraine before the lineup was posted. He was not in the lineup so was not scratched. There is a chance he could appear later in the game.
However, Fowler was in the original lineup and he was a healthy scratch. He is not expected to play.
Here is tonight's updated lineup: pic.twitter.com/z7r1EbNMKg
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 27, 2020
Edman moves to right and Carpenter is in the lineup for Edman.
On the protests, there is no right or wrong – just opinions and positions. Fowler chose to sit out. That is his right. His employer supports his decision.
Further, clean it up. The posted site rules say this:
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On to the game…
To the Sherriff point, the Rays have seven members of their bullpen on the IL. Regular injuries have to be way up across MLB this year.
I predict this is coming across the game…
Really tough day for the Cubs organization as sources confirm that a significant number of staff from player development along with amateur and pro scouting are being let go. Story coming soon with more details.
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) August 26, 2020
Not close to final, but postseason plan at “controlled sites” being discussed, per sources: AL in southern California, NL in Texas. World Series possibly at Rangers’ new ballpark. League talking with union about possibilities. Final plan would be subject to ownership approval.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 26, 2020
Worth noting that one of those struggling CLE OFs is Oscar Mercado, now back in the minors. Maybe the Cards were ok in trading him away after all? It would be even better if Jhon Torres comes through, but no ball in
2020 has to have hurt his chances.A thought or two. If the analytics suggest it was not the play with the best chance of success, maybe that is why they didn’t try it – against a drawn-in infield poised to take advantage of it. Respectfully, Edman’s bunting skills may be different from yours.
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— Dan McLaughlin (@DannyMacTV) August 26, 2020
The squeeze was clearly one option, but Edman has shown enough bat control to trust him to get the ball past the drawn in infield somehow. He simply did not execute in that situation. I thought they had Rosenthal on the ropes, but he escaped. Not sure if he is regularly pitching back-to-back, but perhaps not.
Cardinals lose 5-4 to fall to 10-9 on the season. The Cubs lost as well so their lead remains three games.
It would probably not be invalid to guess that people in the organization are looking around. Having said that, I doubt the manager has time these days… Still, it is good work. It should be fun to track the actual starters compared to it.
Well, I am surprised. Before the game, Shildt said CMart will start after all and they will “somewhat loosely” have a six-man rotation through the upcoming DH stretch. stlcard25, back to the drawing board for another tweak! 😉
O’Neill (second straight) and Carpenter sit.
1. Kolten Wong (L) 2B
2. Tommy Edman (S) 3B
3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
4. Brad Miller (L) DH
5. Paul DeJong (R) SS
6. Yadier Molina (R) C
7. Dexter Fowler (S) RF
8. Dylan Carlson (S) LF
9. Harrison Bader (R) CFUnless they change their plan this time through the DHs, based on before they went with a standard five-starter rotation and plugged in others when needed. They avoided any talk of a six-man rotation or more and also avoided any formal piggybacking.
I respect stlcard25’s detailed layout, but any rotation in which Flaherty doesn’t pitch every fifth day, I am not in favor of. Part of the time in the above schedule, Waino is going every seventh day, for example. I just cannot see that happening.
I’d pencil the top four/five in every fifth day and then look to fill the gaps…
Postseason Odds, NL:#Dodgers 99.9% #Cubs 97.9%#Braves 94.6%#Cardinals 93.7%#Padres 92.5%#Nationals 67.3%#Mets 56.5%#Giants 41.8%#Brewers 40.5%
D-Backs 32.0%#Marlins 26.4%#Rockies 22.8%#Phillies 19.6%#Reds 13.5%#Pirates 0.9%— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) August 25, 2020
Scott Miller, who had been at CBS for a long time, is part of a group being let go by Bleacher Report.
So yes, as many of you have seen, Bleacher Report changed directions yesterday & whacked a whole lot of talented people. My contract will not be renewed, leaving me an impending free agent. For now, I'm still in middle of few B/R projects that will see print between now & Oct 31
— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerBbl) August 25, 2020
This is from a Baseball America article about the trade deadline:
In response to an inquiry from Baseball America, a Major League Baseball spokesperson said the league has not put any mechanism in place for a trade to be reversed if a traded player opts out.
How about this scenario? A player is traded from team A to team B. He decides he does not want to report to team B for whatever reason – COVID or otherwise. So he opts out and team B is screwed.
Forget no. 1 for now. The Cards have a no. 5 who has a 5.25 ERA and averages less than four innings per start. Does anyone really believe that Martinez cannot do better? Really?
P.S. Shildt is making rumblings that they can’t afford to have Martinez build up on the fly. What is the difference if he pitches ahead of Ponce or after in a given game? Both of them are going to need long relief, anyway.
I don’t see why this has to be complicated. Pair them up and let them compete directly. (With Oviedo, Woodford and Gomber, they have enough others to start the doubleheaders. I believe the innings can be managed among the pitchers they have.)
And perhaps the most consistent in the early going compared to his career, the oft-maligned Dexter Fowler, with his career OPS+ of 105. He is what he is, slightly above MLB average.
There seems no better opportunity for some of the slower-moving hitters than to feast on the KC and Pittsburgh pitching over the next four games. Gotta clean up against the last-place teams.
Other teams say the Rays are being very aggressive in conversations, six days away from the trade deadline.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August 25, 2020