Maybe bader and oneill are the 3 and 4 hitters of the future.  Idk when that future is.  Seems to me they have proven themself in triple A.  Especially bader who, by the numbers, looks to be a more balanced hitter.

" “I feel like I don’t have that silver bullet to say, ‘Hey if we go do this, we will be greatly improved,'” says Mozeliak, who also bluntly expressed frustration with the way the Cardinals’ players have performed. “I feel like I’m not going to make excuses for people or players. Everybody points the finger upstairs to try and find the solution or the move. Well, maybe 25 [players] need to look in the mirror.” "

Thought from Moz


Imo if the gm is the only one with the nuts to put players on notice, it should be really easy to find the real problem.

APIAD wrote:

Got your wish mags. Bader is up. Fowler yo 10 day dl

Thanks, AP.  I can hardly wait to find out how they  made room on the 40 man.

Or maybe I wish I could wait.
 

High praise, considering you hold Edmonds in such high esteem as a player. I'm looking forward to seeing the kid play.

Once again, I have to believe some trades are on the way.  From what I've been able to determine on the basis of the internet, I have felt that Hernandez was he best pitching prospect below AA.  Last night he was pulled after only 1 inning and a high number of pitches.  I assumed it was an injury, but maybe not.  According to the PD, there is yet no word on the reason.  They suggest either an injury or a possible trade.

On Patrick Wisdom:

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/memphis-wisdom-on-the-verge-of-breaking-through-to-majors/article_46856413-2cc0-54d5-a880-4cfe8051e97c.html

They need to either make room for him or trade him while his value is pretty high.

Piscotty is on the DL.  I think that keeps him out of the trade market.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/teams-looking-to-deal-know-cards-are-open-for-business/article_e3e5e0b9-f9cd-50f0-b4d7-c56c48963d57.html
 

Last edited by Mags (7/27/2017 2:55 pm)

The problem with moving Lynn is you're essentially running up a white flag on this season when you're only four games out of first place. I've noticed in this homestand more empty seats than I've seen since the stadium opened. I understand it's been hot in St. Louis this week and maybe people are staying inside with their air conditioning units, so maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves, but I think if you trade Lynn and some of the other pieces they could move, they won't sell another walk up ticket until next April. That's a major consideration for an owner who is so greedy he sold the urinals from the old stadium.

artie_fufkin wrote:

The problem with moving Lynn is you're essentially running up a white flag on this season when you're only four games out of first place. I've noticed in this homestand more empty seats than I've seen since the stadium opened. I understand it's been hot in St. Louis this week and maybe people are staying inside with their air conditioning units, so maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves, but I think if you trade Lynn and some of the other pieces they could move, they won't sell another walk up ticket until next April. That's a major consideration for an owner who is so greedy he sold the urinals from the old stadium.

Imo the purpose should be to sell more tickets in 2018 and beyond rather then worry about less then half a year of 2017.

APIAD wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

The problem with moving Lynn is you're essentially running up a white flag on this season when you're only four games out of first place. I've noticed in this homestand more empty seats than I've seen since the stadium opened. I understand it's been hot in St. Louis this week and maybe people are staying inside with their air conditioning units, so maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves, but I think if you trade Lynn and some of the other pieces they could move, they won't sell another walk up ticket until next April. That's a major consideration for an owner who is so greedy he sold the urinals from the old stadium.

Imo the purpose should be to sell more tickets in 2018 and beyond rather then worry about less then half a year of 2017.

Yeah, but you see the big picture, which puts you in the vast minority of sports fans. Most fans are bandwagon jumpers, and they won't go to the ballpark unless the team is good right now. 
I'm looking forward to the NFL season when age finally catches up to Brady and the Patriots go 6-10. These idiots who think Bill Belichick invented football will find something else to do pretty quickly.

What the hell!!  Cards are interested in Josh Donaldson?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/trade-clock-clicking-as-cardinals-play-all-angles-shopping-and/article_401f8bfd-1242-51ec-ad8b-11165d4dae93.html

There are 3 explanations for this:  (1) the fans are complete idiots, and management will let them call the tune;  (2)  Goold needs something for his column,  (3) Goold has gotten over the heartbreak of losing Steven Drew and now has a man-crush on Donaldson.

Gyroko has performed much better than Donaldson this year.  If the Cards want to trade him, they'd do much better to go for propsects and take a flyer on Wisdom for the remainder of the season.

Incidentally, Wisdom is a very fiery guy.  In the past, too much so.

 

artie_fufkin wrote:

APIAD wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

The problem with moving Lynn is you're essentially running up a white flag on this season when you're only four games out of first place. I've noticed in this homestand more empty seats than I've seen since the stadium opened. I understand it's been hot in St. Louis this week and maybe people are staying inside with their air conditioning units, so maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves, but I think if you trade Lynn and some of the other pieces they could move, they won't sell another walk up ticket until next April. That's a major consideration for an owner who is so greedy he sold the urinals from the old stadium.

Imo the purpose should be to sell more tickets in 2018 and beyond rather then worry about less then half a year of 2017.

Yeah, but you see the big picture, which puts you in the vast minority of sports fans. Most fans are bandwagon jumpers, and they won't go to the ballpark unless the team is good right now. 
I'm looking forward to the NFL season when age finally catches up to Brady and the Patriots go 6-10. These idiots who think Bill Belichick invented football will find something else to do pretty quickly.

Imo the business of baseball is as interesting as the game.  What you see on the field is different then any other sport.  It takes time, for thought and a bit of luck.  In baseball a team can not draft well (as in the nfl) and change the outlook of the up coming season.  In baelseball players cant form super teams (as in the nba).