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  • in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2021-2023 #208152
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    I think that’s just more of a case of due dilligence.

    in reply to: Reynolds or Soto ? Who would you rather have? #208085
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    If you run Statcast Outs Above Average (the only defensive metric I believe in) over a four year time period to reduce variability, Reynolds has been worth 5 outs above average to Carlson’s 4. They are roughly the same defensively in CF.

    in reply to: Early 2022 Rule 5 discussion #208084
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    Yes, they are allowed to go on the IL

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2021-2023 #208059
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    Perhaps one way to make a trade for Sean Murphy is to do a trade with Carlson as the centerpiece going back.

    In general, the A’s prefer players with 5-6 years of control going back, but if we sent a package of Carlson, Woodford & Yepez they would get two players with the desired control, plus an upgrade in center or RF. A’s upgrade three positions, Cardinals maximize one position.

    The A’s outfield, as it stands, is atrocious.

    For the Cardinals, moving Carlson would mean pursuing one of Brandon Nimmo, Cody Bellinger or Michael Conforto as a CF, or moving Tyler O’Neill to center and acquiring Benitendi or Brantley for left.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #208012
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    21. Rajcic
    22. Crooks
    23. Antico

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207830
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    18 – Rajcic
    19 – Willis
    20 – Hansen

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207762
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    16 – Brycen Mautz
    17 – Max Rajcic

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207710
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    LACF, the fans complain but I have seen little evidence that the teams doesnt tolerate K’s as long as other positive results are there

    They were sending Bader up and down because of his 28% K rate in the majors, and he was a standout defender.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207672
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    The Cardinals are not an organization that takes kindly to players striking out at the MLB level.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207644
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    14 – Mejia
    15 – Mautz

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2021-2023 #207643
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    Baltimore had a sky-high asking price for Mullins last year, and now they are more competitive.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207624
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    You have to do the voting. For instance, Burleson had the second-most votes at #3, but wasn’t chosen until #5. If we are doing ranked choice for 5 at a time, the results will be different than two at a time. The votes here were based on choosing two at a time.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207502
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    12 – Mejia
    13 – Brycen Mautz

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207394
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    @stlcard25 – I have read many times that scouts consider SEC equivalent to AA ball. Three of the other Power 5 conferences are just behind the SEC, so they would probably be equivalent to High A.

    It is also easier to scout pitchers than hitters, because a pitcher will touch the ball 80-100 times per game, whereas a hitter will only bat 3-4 times per game, and may have 0 balls hit their way during a game.

    So, those are some factors/mental adjustments that go into scouting traditionally.

    I think the equivalencies were developed a long time ago, and have to be updated due to showcase circuits/video, but all that probably explains why you can put a college pitcher in A or A+ and feel confident they will succeed at that level.

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207355
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    #11 – Joshua Baez – – Really came on when promoted to Palm Beach. Ended with .286 avg and an OPS of .958. If that translates as he moves up the ladder, he will turn heads as he predicted when he was drafted.

    Yeah, but that 36% K rate…

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207348
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    This is where I will board Bob Reed’s hype train for Bernal.

    10 – Bernal
    11 – Hjerpe

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207343
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    Yes, based on the vote tally is should be McGreevy at 8 and Thompson at 9.

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2021-2023 #207217
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    The only way I would do a deal with Bellinger is a split deal.

    Minor League Contract: $1 million
    Major League Contract: $3 million
    Bonus for 100 plate appearances: $2 million
    Bonus for 200 plate appearances: $2 million
    Bonus for 300 plate appearances: $2 million
    Bonus for 400 plate appearances: $2 million
    Bonus for 500+ plate appearances: $2 million

    in reply to: Questions For 2023 #207215
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    Bellingers last 900 PA’s
    .193 / .256 / .355 / .611 / 64 ops+

    DeJongs last 813 PA’s
    .196 / .280 / .351 / .631 / 76 ops+

    Exactly. I don’t see the fascination with Bellinger. For the last two years, all everyone wants to do is get rid of DeJong. Now people want a player that has been even worse?

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2021-2023 #207214
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    The last two years, the OPS+ for:

    DeJong
    2021: 85
    2022: 53

    Bellinger:
    2021: 44
    2022: 78

    Everybody wants to move on from DeJong, but people are advocating for Bellinger?

    in reply to: Questions For 2023 #207168
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    Let’s assume the Cardinals have (roughly) $20 million to spend this offseason. They want a catcher, a left-handed bat and are looking for pitchers if a deal comes along.

    Here are some possible scenarios:

      Option A:

    – Trade Carlson + Burleson to Pittsburgh for Bryan Reynolds (solves CF/LH bat issue)
    – Sign Christian Vasquez (MLBTR projection: 3 years/$27 million) (solves the cather issue)
    – Sign Quintana (MLBTR projection: 2 years/$24 million) (nice-to-have)

      Option B:

    – Trade Tyler O’Neil to Toronto for Danny Jansen (solves the cather issue)
    – Sign Andrew Benitendi for LF (MLBTR projection: 4 years/$54 million) (solves the LH bat issue)

      Option C:

    – Trade Burleson + Woodford + lower level prospect for Jansen (solves the catcher issue) (iffy on whether Toronto would accept a package like this)
    – Sign Michael Brantley (injured, but solves LH Bat issue) (MLBTR projection: 1 year/$15 million)

      Option D:

    – Trade Tyler O’Neil to Toronto for Danny Jansen (solves catcher issue)
    – Sign Brandon Nimmo for CF (Solves CF/LH bat issue) (MLBTR projection: 5 years/$110 million)

    Which option would you choose?

    in reply to: Community 2023 Top 50 Prospect Voting #207162
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    8 Thompson
    9 McGreevy

    in reply to: Questions For 2023 #207113
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    Jansen did post a 141 OPS+ last year, and has a career 98. He fills one of the Cardinals’ needs, but creates another one if we were to trade O’Neil for him.

    Blue Jays are also looking for a left-handed bat for their outfield (as are the Cardinals).

    in reply to: AFL #207080
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    MLB.com ranked Walker #1 and Winn #7 in terms of AFL peformances. No questions about Winn’s defense at short.

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    in reply to: 2022 NL Cy Young Award Winner #207032
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    The asking price for Yelich was perceived to be too high so we settled on Ozuna.

    Yelich wasn’t offered on the trade market until after they moved Ozuna. IIRC, the Cardinals preferred Yelich but were told he wasn’t available.

    Yes, in hindsight, that was the worst trade Mozeliak ever made. Gave up Alcantara and Galen for an injured (shoulder) player.

    But that came after years of the Cardinals missing the playoffs because they didn’t have a MOTO bat. Part of that was philosophy at the time. The Cardinals had been good at drafting pitchers, and publicly stated they would just trade pitching for hitters.

    Also, the year prior, the Cardinals did inquire about Ozuna (pre-injury) and were told the asking price was Alex Reyes. They walked away at that point.

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