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Every day I look hopefully for the news that Svanson has been optioned. Each day I’m disappointed. At this point I’d rather try my luck with Matt Bowman or John Brebbia off the trash heap.
I’ve been checking MLB trade rumors every 2 hours to see who shows up to camp injured. Seemed like we were afflicted by that more than most for a while.
Just read an article from the Athletic about Graceffo going with the kick-change and now I read the same from Pallante. Do you know if that is something coming from the club or if the guys are picking it up on their own? And is the kick change replacing Pallante’s “death pitch” or whatever it was called? Wasn’t that a change of sorts?
Impressive that Donovan got into 188 games last year!
Edit-I didn’t realize Stott had been that solid.With regards to Nate Leopold Jr, I have a hard time taking anyone seriously that always complained about the Cardinals not making moves or winning World Series. Then when they did those things in 2006, he said that winning the World Series was the worst thing that could have happened to the Cardinals. Pick a lane! Him and Charlie Johnson have probably a million complaints registered on these pages.
Edit: although I will at least thank Nathan for not frequently including his supposed 180 IQ or whatever it was in every other post like he used to.Strongly disagree on Pham. I don’t want his “veteran experience” rubbing off on our youngsters at all. I think he and Vince Coleman would have had a “blast” together.
Well, at least due to our bad lottery luck this year we can end up in the top 6 next year. I’m looking forward to seeing the young guys play more this year than last years weird mash-up of veterans and kids. Looking for some of these young guys like Winn to start taking the lead in the clubhouse with the old guys gone. I still wouldn’t mind seeing a guy like Marte signed as rh OF bat/clubhouse mentor role.
Innings needed? Invite Kyle Gipson to spring training. If he can look even remotely serviceable, give him a 2 million dollar contract bonus for making team out of spring training and 250k for every start he makes. Move on when you are sure you have the arms to fill the starts. If he somehow ends up making 32 starts then he probably ended up earning 10 mill (8mil incent+2 mil base). He wanted to return to St Louis last year, was always regarded as a great clubhouse guy, and can teach the youngsters a trick or 2.
BHC, can you give more details about Nolan and Goldy and the Toronto series? I have small kids now and don’t get to check baseball news every day now. What was the story here?
Edit: In googling I take it to mean them refusing Covid shots to enter Canada for the 2 day series? I’m not going to jump into that hornet’s nest!
I’m hoping the Stanek deal isn’t for more than 3 million. I absolutely hate signing guys with BB/9 rates of over 3 and this guy has been consistently over 4BB/9 year after year. Anybody know if he is a quick worker or not? Only thing worse than a pitcher that can’t throw strikes is one that keeps his defense flat-footed as well. That’s about the only good thing I like about the pitch timer.
I thought I read Dobbins wasn’t expected back at the start of the year due to his surgery. I look at him more as a mid-season audition/replacement for when a starter goes down for injury or ineffectiveness if he looks ok rehabbing At Memphis first. It’s not like he has a long history to fall back on. The real 8 million dollar prospect may have been the Venezuelan hurler.
Sean Newcombe could be an interesting signing. MLB trade rumors says he is getting looked at as a starter but he was very dependable in relief last year.
Jordan was a 3rd round pick that got early 2nd round money. Sell Baker to Korea and let’s try the new guy
Maybe Walker and the organization have given up on teaching him the uppercut swing and let him revert to his natural line drive profile. Less homers and more grounders but a lot more hard hit balls. As his team control wanes, this is the correct decision. Why sink another couple years trying to teach him a new way to hit just in time for him to master it when he hits free agency? He is what he is and is a useful tool when he is hitting line drives.
Cardinals traded Matt Adams to Atlanta for Juan Yepez. I’m guessing the ptbnl for Fedde isn’t even as promising as Yepez was.
I’ve wanted Mick Abel since the draft he was in. Send Helsey and Maton for Abel and a class A lottery ticket and I’ll be happy.
Fernando Tatis could be argued to be a prospect that exploded with the Cardinals after the Royce Clayton/Stottlemeyer deal in which we also picked up Darren Oliver. Of course it only lasted a few seasons but we got Steve Kline for him.
McGreevy getting 7 innings in Colorado with only 1 strikeout with only 2 men crossing the plate. Interesting and impressive.
Hopefully this means we have the money for 11th rounder SS Jalin Flores. High risk guy that was more like rd 6-8 talent
But Mrs Perkins will be present so no mentioning the attractive accountant that I used to talk about dating before MrsPerkins!!
I should be at the AA game in Springfield tonight if anyone wants to meet and say hello. I don’t post nearly as much as I used to but I am one of the longest tenured folks on here. Back when it was FanHome, it used to show the exact date you joined on your profile. I think Brian’s account started in Mid October 2002 and mine was the end of October that same month. From what I gathered after joining, it hadn’t been too long since they had moved from Dickie Thon forum so if you posted on that then you have Brian and I beat. Anyway, if you want to meet the world famous MrPerkins, shoot a message in here and maybe I’ll see you at Hammonds.