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I’m not sure there’s another team that can put together a rotation of non-roster prospects like the one proposed on this thread. If so, then who are going to play?
We’re all spoiled by Arenado’s defense at 3B, IMO. I don’t think any of the third basemans’ defense I’ve seen in the NLDS playoffs come close. It’s encouraging that
Jesus Baez has been playing SS, and anxious to see what is foot work looks like at 3B.Blaze Jordan has always hit well in the minors and it seems likely that his hitting will eventually return to something like that. I’ve seen too many balls roll under his glove, or right past him, at 3B to want him there as our starting third baseman. As long as we’re not in ‘win now’ mode, I’m okay with Saggese at 3B. But I agree that it would be better to acquire a real third baseman to fill in until Jesus Baez is ready for his trial at 3B. Just not another Urias.
NLDS
Brewers lead Padres 2 games to 0.
Rays lead Yankees 2 games to 0.
White Sox lead Guardians 2 games to 0.
Dodgers and Braves are each 1-1.With Chris Sale and Tyler Mahle expected to pitch on Tuesday and Wednesday for Atlanta, the Dodgers may have their hands full. (Dodgers have won 3 of the last 6 WS.)
I love the idea of revenue sharing plus a floor to make sure the money is given to the players. With this, many more players should get to become multimillionaires, and organizations like the Pirates will be much less likely to stuff their pockets and cheat the fans by not fielding a competitive team.
#2. Bernal
He’s already starting for the Cardinals. I’m going with the eye test here. He just looks like the role of major league catcher. Skip Caray looked at him when he first arrived to St. Louis on September 1, and said on the air that Bernal has the ‘It’ factor which I have only heard used to describe a quarterback at times. I think I see what Caray is talking about. It’s something like charisma. You can’t really put your finger on it but it’s there. He hasn’t played enough to demonstrate a GG potential, but doing it at the minor league level says a lot. Whenever there’s a pitcher with top of rotation potential, it’s hard to put any prospect ahead of him, and Doyle is that.
The batter got too much air under that ball. He knew the roof was there before he swing the bat.
Go, Crew. Go.
That dinger by William Contreras was thrilling. Go, Crew. Go.
Pugs. If you’re keeping up with what’s going on at TCN, let us know if you’re bouncing back and forth, on one leg and then the other, like the fans are doing.
Let’s get that runner on 1B home.
This thread really does an excellent job of organizing and sorting out the pitching for 2027. It sure looks like the pitching for 2027 will be much improved.
Succulent lobster, Pugs?! I’m in.
I hear that Brewers fans are the only ones in MLB that tailgate before games.
The Crew in 5.
The Braves looked really good yesterday against the Phillies. If they can maintain that degree of intensity, the Dodgers will really, really have their hands full.
Never seen Missouri State University, but always had a good vibe about it. I’ve known about the name change for years. Not sure why I didn’t remember it. Thanks.
I was impressed by how Blake Baldwin was able to reach out and grab way outside pitches on both sides of the plate (by Sale). If his throws to 2B get to be a little more accurate, he could be a GG contender, IMHO. And he was only drafted in 2024. I know there are other players from Missouri State that were drafted by MLB teams. I wonder who scouts Missouri State for the Cardinals.
That guy on Milwaukee has pretty much got the NL CYA locked up. The Brewers so far have the best scouting in all of basebal. important.
Just saw that Blake Baldwin went to Southwest State University (Springfield). He was drafted by the Braves in 2024.
I’ll go with Cjintje based on today’s analysis titled ‘2026 Minor League Leader – Pitching Counting Stats’ on the front page of TCN website. Just not sure if Cjintje is ready yet. If Hjerpe gets added as a starter, I’ll go with Hjerpe.
For the bullpen I’ll go with Winquest with Santana as my runner up. The Cardinals let Rincon throw some pitches in games at the end of the season. I actually liked what I saw. He looked loose and unintimidated to me. His control is not there yet, but it could be there soon.. If Hjerpe moves toward the bullpen instead of rotation, I’ll go with Hjerpe.
Agree that those proposals don’t upgrade CF and 3B. But I think we need to be patient and make do with what we’ve got for the time being. Who knows?! Maybe Saggese or Jordan will catch fire. I, for one, would rather dream on that than pigeon hole either of them. Josh Baez, Leo Bernal, and improved pitching, plus fewer AB’s for Gorman, could possibly get us those 8 additional wins although, of course, we’d like to get more than just 8 additional wins.
I like listening to Danny Mac. I’d like to see him paired up with Skip Caray. And I wouldn’t want to see Brad Thompson take a hit. Not sure how to make it work. But there’s always a way.
