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They could send Brebbia to AAA and recall Kelly. Then send Kelly back out and recall another pitcher or activate Gregerson of hes ready.
“maybe by the All Star break we’ll make some trades”
Yes. Hopefully to blow up this team and start over with some of the youth. Hopefully they can get a couple good prospects (3B and 1B??) to go with the pitching and OF and build something. I’m tired of a team full of supplement players hoping they can make it work.
As far as 4 or 5 man bench. I would rather run out of position players than I would pitchers. Also when they had a 5 man bench the 5th guy was used as sparingly at Mayers under Matheny. To me a bench of 3 versital guys who complement each other and a catcher is good. I really like versatility on the bench though. A guy like Munoz who can play anywhere, but hes got to put the ball in play.
The pen management is a joke though.
Look around the league. It’s not just the cardinals. Most starters aren’t facing the lineup the 3rd time. Numbers prove it’s not effective. Wacha the 3rd time through shows the same thing. Lynn’s numbers FIP and K/9 were both deteriorating and he’s a fastball only pitcher on the wrong side of 30. It was probably smart not to bring him back as much as I liked him. I sure wouldn’t mind trading Wacha, finishing with Flaherty in his spot. Reyes replaces Wainwright in 2019 and hopefully having Martinez, Weaver, Reyes, Flaherty, Mikolas (and replacing him of they have to)
I don’t mind the 4 man bench. But the manager has to be smart about it. And the manager has to know how to use the 8 man pen. With starters only going 5 innings most games, the 8th reliever is good if the manager is smart about it. Which Matheny hasn’t shown the ability to manage the bench or pen and let’s Molina play 162 games a year.
My preferred line up
Carpenter 1B
Bader
Fowler
Ozuna
Gyorko 3B
DeJong
Molina
Schrock/ MunozWith prospects for Pham, Wong, Martinez, G. Garcia, Voit, Wacha, Norris, Bowman, Holland and blow this thing up like they should have last July. Get a true SS before 2019 to hit 2 or 3, moving DeJong to 3B, Gyorko to 2B, Bader to 8th in the order.
This isn’t a over reaction to a poor start. This is an overhaul I’ve been calling for since early last year. To much redundancy, poor defense, and nobody putting the ball in play.Anybody really still think this team is a contender?
My prediction of 82 wins might be way too high.The only games they have won have been when Jedd Gyorko started. Get healthy!
I know I’m new here but I will start my spread of the underrated Jedd Gyorko.I said at the beginning of the off season I would have traded him. Mostly because I don’t think he’ll ever produce near the level of last year, but I also don’t like his demeanor or attitude.
Or Mercado? They said Randy Arozareana was going to AAA, where Bader and Garcia are too. Figured Mercado would be the odd man out to AA then. Don’t see enough playing time for 4 full time OF who need to develop.
New to the board here. I have viewed on and off for years, but never posted. Since MLB shut down the team boards, where I had been, I have decided to stat talking some baseball here.
Gyorko looks in much better shape.
I really thought today they might go with the better defense today with Mikolas on the mound, and not see Martinez in the line-up. But the way he’s hitting its hard to remove him. As for Martinez defense at 1B. I think he makes Matt Adams look like he knew what he was doing, and I coundn’t stand to watch Adams waller around in the dirt over there.