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  • in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2024 #244250
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    Snell May be close to signing a pillow contract with the Astros for 3 years, opt outs after the 1st and 2nd year

    in reply to: Is what Rom showed today for real? #244165
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    Getting back on topic…no is the answer on Rom…my guess he will be in Memphis pretty soon

    in reply to: Oli Extension #244120
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    It’s not like this guy makes a lot of money anyway… I’m guessing $4 million tops a year and they probably have buyout language in case he tanks again this tear

    in reply to: 2024 Spring Training game thread #243802
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    I think they should have some concern over their lefthanded relief pitching King and Romero are close to a 2 touchdown ERA…it least it is a small sample size

    in reply to: 2024 Spring Training game thread #243579
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    If things start off bad they should just tank for the other Holliday kid that is likely the 1st pick in 2025

    I don’t see a lot of hope for optimism…the offense looks to be about as dreadful as the starting pitching

    in reply to: 2024 Spring Training game thread #243498
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    Nootbar has fractured ribs according to the Post Dispatch…the OF situation could be real scary…I guess right now Burleson is the 4th OF

    I would guess sometime in mid May for fractured ribs to heal and the rehab games

    in reply to: Free Agent Pitchers – The Dilemma #243431
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    It seems like the thinking on Montgomery was he would go back to the Rangers but there Regional TV deal became shaky and they have a lot of money tied up in Scherzer and Degrom this year plus their payroll is around $220 Million so that option seems to have closed.

    Then the next team was supposed to be the Red Sox because his wife is doing a medical residence at a hospital in Boston, so the thought was they would get a deal done but nothing has shaken out. That might change with Giolito going down.

    I guess there is always the Yankees, but they will have to pay Sosa next year.

    It will be interesting if him or Snell are willing to do short term deals with opt outs.

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2024 #243327
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    You can scratch Zack Wheeler off the 2025 free agent starting pitcher list signs 3 year $126 million extension with the Phillies… that is $42 Million a year

    in reply to: Reserve SS search #243100
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    I’m not looking for prime Derek Jeter in a backup shortstop

    in reply to: 2024 Spring Training game thread #243095
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    a little early to make any big judgement on any players, but it definitely bears watching going later in Spring on Gallegos, guy has thrown a ton of innings the last 3 years.

    Kittredge looked pretty good, think he will be important if he can stay healthy.

    Hjerpe also looked good, needs to cut down on the walks, I kind of wonder if he isn’t more suited to be a relief pitcher in the long run.

    in reply to: Reserve SS search #243094
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    I like this signing quite a lot unless they are paying him ridiculous $, which I doubt, Crawford is known as a good teammate and has a ton of playoff winning experience

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242544
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    The rule 5 guy will most likely be heading back to his former team

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2024 #242479
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    Don’t see how the Cardinals can afford to trade away both Hence and Hjerpe. At some point they are going to have to develop their own starting pitchers or they are going to have some real financial constraints unless Dewitt and crew are going to up their Major League payroll to around 205-10 million, which is unlikely

    in reply to: Trade Ideas/Acquisition Ideas/Non-Cards Rumors – 2024 #242450
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    I think it’s interesting that neither Snell or Montgomery have signed yet…. I am guessing as this gets closer to spring training starting the # of years they sign for might possibly come down; like would one of them do a 4 or 5 year deal with an opt out after year 2.

    Will be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of weeks with them, I kind of assumed The Rangers would resign Montgomery but it seems to be dragging on.

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242396
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    If it’s $5 million that might be a bit of an overpay, but it sounds like the Yankee’s wanted him back from the few things I read but the Cardinals may have came up with the better offer.

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242357
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    Would assume Middleton is taking the VerHagen role/contract…hopefully he is better than VerHagen who I think is pitching in japan this year.

    They really need Helsley and Gallegos to bounce back to their 2022 form, and Kitteridge to pitch like he was before the Tommy John for the right side to workout if they don’t come back to form it is going to be a long year again.

    For the lefty’s my guess is it is King who was pretty solid and I guess Romero, with Liberatore the wild card as either a starter or bullpen arm

    Then you would have Middleton/Pallante/fernandez/O’Brien/Robertson/Rom/zuniga/Kloffenstein battling for the last spots

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242293
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    The Astros have some pretty good reliever options at the AAA (Arighetti and Gordon)level where as the cardinals have very few options at AAA from what I saw last year

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242277
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    Pickings are starting to get pretty slim in the free agent reliever market…I have heard them connected to Maton earlier but nothing lately and the other name I heard was Ryan Brasier but that may have been in December.

    I would guess Maton is around $5-6 million a year

    in reply to: Roster Matrix #242196
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    I will say it first Moises Gomez World Series MVP next year

    in reply to: 2024 Bullpen #242079
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    Robertson is off the board signs 1 year deal with Rangers for $11-$12 million according to ESPN…now the cardinals definitely need a relief pitcher but that deal is ridiculous based on how he pitched for the Marlins last year plus he is like 90 years old

    in reply to: What’s it gonna take to fix the Cardinals #242069
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    Just my thoughts on Marmol and this could be way off:

    I think the thing with O’Neal last year when Marmol called him out publicly on April 5, 2023 (5th game of the season) wasn’t a real smart thing to do that early in the season and it seemed like the team went in the tank right after that and never recovered. (They went 9 wins and 21 losses in their next 30 games after that)

    The question is did he lose the locker room at that point and if he did can he recover, they didn’t recover last year so can he do it this year, b/c if not; he probably will be looking for work somewhere else either during or after this season

    in reply to: Matt Carpenter resigned #241824
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    Poor phrasing on my part

    Throwaway meaning I don’t think the guy can play anymore that money and roster spot probably would have been better used on acquiring another pitcher that they desperately need

    in reply to: Matt Carpenter resigned #241820
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    For an organization that seems to be pinching every penny 740 K is a pretty big throw away….they are fighting their current CF over $450 K in an arbitration hearing

    They desperately need another 1 probaly 2 relief pitchers but appear to have no money to sign them

    Yet they are throwing away $$’s hoping to catch lightning in a bottle like they did with Pujols I guess…problem is Carpenter has had like one 47 game stretch with the Yankees of good hitting in the last 5 years….really just a ridiculous signing should have just hired him as an assistant hitting coach

    in reply to: 2024 Rotation #241817
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    There are some 1 year prove it options still available….Paxton, Ryu, Cleveinger, lorenzen kluber, urias

    Problem is cardinals ownership seems tapped out and they still need 1 relief pitcher at a minimum with a pulse, who they probably can’t get because they are broke apparently

    in reply to: Matt Carpenter resigned #241774
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    Ownership/management are not serious about winning

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