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Not as much on offense for us tonight. A bunch of singles. But good pitching holds it and we win our 2nd in a row. Good game.
That was the exact sequence to Walker I was referring too except the last pitch came back over the plate a bit more than the pitcher wanted but Walker still swung and missed it because he was hesitant about the possibility of the changeup low and away.
It’s not just low and away 1TD. It’s middle away. Up and away. And low and away. Either he hits a weak fly to right, swings and misses, or rolls over on a grounder to the left side. He still hits one hard every now and again if they catch a bit more of the plate but I’m not sure he can reach anything more than 2 inches outside.
Nothing amazing on the defensive end tonight, but quite a few quality big league plays to help hold the Diamondbacks in check including that catch by Church on a scorcher to CF.
Soriano in. 4 outs still to get.
I’ve noticed lately how Walker pretty much only gets thrown strikes on the outside portion of the plate. They are staying away from him and it often appears he can’t reach balls just a little outside. I hope he can adjust because it has kept him fairly cold lately.
Herrera still has not thrown a runner out since 2024.
McKay has been around forever! I remember him when I was a kid.
Stanek does not allow cheap homers. 444 feet to straight away CF on a fastball middle middle. And now a base hit through the infield with 2 outs and Romero coming in.
Wonder why I wanted to ride Pallante’s for 1 more inning?
Pallante gets through 6 with 1 run allowed. He may be back out for the 7th given our bullpen situation and the fact it would be the bottom of their lineup. Seven innings with one run allowed would be a fantastic outing.
They said Stanek is warming so Pallante likely done. I don’t love that decision, but not mine to make!
That hit by pitch from Pallante on a slight graze of a stuck out elbow may come back to haunt us here.
Nice defense by Pallante himself to snare one and get the runner at home. Two outs.
And a “Pallante” patented slow roller ends the inning. Need at least one more inning from Andre.
That was the good version of a Pallante-type inning. 2 very weak grounders and one medium hit grounder. Keep em coming Andre.
I mean the long-term affects. Pitching guys on back-to-back days typically means they need a couple days off to recover. That means every reliever we use tonight not named Bruihl won’t be available Tuesday or Wednesday. Some could be optioned out though. But then they have to stay in Memphis for 15 days unless there’s an injury.
Lots of transactions today but no one getting brought up for the bullpen so if Pallante only lasts a few innings, it could be disastrous. Rajcic generally has a rubber arm so he may be able to go 2 or 3 innings despite pitching over an inning yesterday. We used 7 of 8 yesterday though.
3 weeks ago he was diagnosed with a tight hamstring. The thought at the time was he’d only be out around the minimum time (around 7-10 days). I haven’t seen anything since. He’s well beyond the timetable.
I would not be surprised if a fresh arm is called up tomorrow to replace Rajcic.
Maybe Gastellum for Pozo on the 40-man. Winquest is also a possibility but I don’t think he’s earned it before Gastellum. Ideally, it would be a guy who could pitch long relief, but I don’t think Dobbins is eligible yet. Same with Fernandez I think. Matthews and Mautz both just pitched. Zimmerman is the other possibility if they want a long guy but he can’t be optioned once called up and I think they’d rather keep him as an emergency starter option. Therefore, I think we see Gastellum debut tomorrow.
In other news, Chen Wei Lin threw 6 no-hit innings tonight for Springfield. He just got lifted for the 7th.
McGreevey missing high a lot. Just a bit off tonight. Credit the Royals as well with some really good at bats. They look really confident tonight after beating us around yesterday.
For those of you without Apple TV, Wetherholt turned a terrific double play early in the game. Jordan has also fielded his position well tonight.
McGreevey gives up a HR off Caglione to the opposite field tonight. Not bad pitch. Just really good hitting. Then Perez hits one right at Nootbaar hard and he misplays it just a bit and it goes over his head for a double. McGreevey is leaking lots of runs tonight. You would think this was a good offense. But without Garcia and Witt, it’s certainly not.
Thanks Brian! I love that you do this.
I missed Campos in there. Good deal. I agree with him there.
I’m not confident Thompson makes it as anything ever. He has had good results though in surprising situations. Judgement call for me placing him in my list.
I do hope I’m wrong on Clarke.
Good list. Not a ton of changes from last time, but a few individuals with significant movement.
A few thoughts as I went through it:
I’m far more with Brian on his rankings for Odle, Fajardo, Jesus Baez, Xavier Cruz, and Cho. Those all had pretty big differences from where Brian ranked them to Kyle. I admit I don’t know much about Xavier Cruz yet, but Kyle seems to have really jumped on the bandwagon for a guy who wasn’t even an afterthought a few months back. Odle feels like an injury waiting to happen again. Cho has been on level too long. On the other side, Fajardo and Baez are just way too low on Kyle’s list. These are 2 of the better prospects in the system.
On the other hand, I’ll side with Kyle on Hansen and Brandt Thompson. Hansen has been ok at AAA. Actually a little better than I would have expected. But I consider him in the 40’s on my list and Brian has him quite a bit higher. I’m not sure why Thompson gets no love. I have him in the 40’s too, but Brian has him around 60. I think Kyle was at 48, which feels a lot better for a guy who has performed solidly at every level often after getting promoted with little or no notice.
I’m not sure what to do with Trent Richardson on my list. I don’t think either Kyle or Brian were quite sure what to do with him either. Right now I still have him just outside of my top 50. I’m also not sure what to do with Flores, but I have him a little inside my top 50, well above Kyle and Brian.
The ones that I quibble with the most are Clarke, Gurevitch, and Van Dyke. Clarke is broken. He’s not even on my 50 man list. I just don’t see how he’s ever going to pitch like he pitches and not get reinjured. I also don’t get the love for Van Dyke. He is durable and has a decent fastball. But he just doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who is ever going to be an impact player in the Majors (if he ever makes it at all). Best case, he becomes a back-end reliever. And with Gurevitch, I think the other way. I am concerned about his strikeouts, but that guy can hit a ton. I think he’s the best pure hitter (considering the combo of power and bat to ball skills) in the Cardinal’s system right now. And, he may be able to stick at 3B. He’s also got surprisingly good speed. Ranking him all the way down at 25 feels like a miss to me. This guy is at least equal to Blaze Jordan at 16.
A few guys I was surprised not to see included: Mason Burns, Ryan Campos, Matthew Miura, and Cade McGee. They are all a bit fringe. Burns is better than fringe, but his injury for the rest of the season puts him in the fringe bucket. Campos is probably better than that too, but our bountiful number of catchers probably makes him less of a prospect than he actually is. We’ll see with the other two, but I have high hopes.
Those were my immediate thoughts after reading. Thanks as always for publishing these lists!
Could be worse. Peoria is down 16-1 in the top of the 6th. Franklin started that game and got roughed up. Then Galle, who was the PTBNL in the Gray trade (or Contreras trade – not certain) just came in and gave up grand slam, walk, walk, 3-run homer.
In other minor league news, Josh Baez just hit his 24th home run for Memphis.
Agreed Pugs. Thomas has always been a poor fielder. Tried to make himself look good there.
We didn’t get 12. Left the bases loaded which seems to be a theme lately.
This is the absolute worst defense I’ve seen all year from the Cardinals. Velasquez missed 2 flies that should’ve been outs. Fermin didn’t get to one that should’ve been an out. Neither Burleson or Jordan have gotten to any balls scorched right by them. Burleson has been questionable on anything low all season. I’m afraid Jordan will have that same issue in the hot corner. Fermin clearly doesn’t belong in CF. And Velasquez really doesn’t belong anywhere but as DH or PH. I like when we pride ourselves on good defense first. This game is the opposite.
Don’t get me wrong on Burleson and Jordan. They are likely the best choices. Although Burleson probably shouldn’t start vs most lefties.
