Here's a pretty good summary of where things stand after the winter meetings in Nashville. Generally speaking this guy has been about 2 days ahead of the St Louis media.
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The winter meetings in general were very boring. Biggest thing was Soto but everybody is waiting for Yamamoto and Ohtani to decide. Imagine the outrage if the Cardinals hadn’t signed Lynn, Gibson, and Gray already and came out of WM with nothing
Agree with what you've said. But our 3 main guys are each a bit risky.
Helsley has issues when asked to throw multiple days in a row, Gallegos had a down year giving up HRs and perhaps the new rules continue to impact him as he was one of the slowest workers in baseball, and Romero had a good run for half a season.
So in agreement with your point I do think two more are needed. Maton and one of Hicks/Go would seem to do the trick based on the guy you quoted noting we have options in these guys. Then you could have Maton and Gallegos as your 7th inning options, Romero and Hicks/Go as 8th inning, and Helsley closing. And have plenty of options to rest Helsley and slot someone up a peg.
I was a (more than a) bit frustrated with the Cards winding up picking 7th in the draft lottery, rather than a top 5 pick.
Then the latest MLB Pipeline top 100 came out, and shows it isn’t quite that bad—from a pitching standpoint, anyway.
They say that Chase Burns’ fastball doesn’t have enough movement, and he’s only rated 16th. The best bet for a college pitcher would probably be if Brody Brecht shows improved control…but not so much improvement that he goes #1, because then I’d be justifiably frustrated.
Of course, the list will change by July, but the way it stands now, I think I’d be happy with a high school kid like toolsy OF Konnor Griffin currently at #8. Or maybe a HS pitcher like LHP Cam Caminiti—assuming he also ramps up.
Then the latest MLB Pipeline top 100 came out, and shows it isn’t quite that bad—from a pitching standpoint, anyway.
They say that Chase Burns’ fastball doesn’t have enough movement, and he’s only rated 16th. The best bet for a college pitcher would probably be if Brody Brecht shows improved control…but not so much improvement that he goes #1, because then I’d be justifiably frustrated.
Of course, the list will change by July, but the way it stands now, I think I’d be happy with a high school kid like toolsy OF Konnor Griffin currently at #8. Or maybe a HS pitcher like LHP Cam Caminiti—assuming he also ramps up.
This was rumored all off season. Was with the rays and was a huge part of why Tampa Bay is successful in their market. Knows how to stock a farm system, especially pitchers. Was the chief baseball operator of the Red Sox the past 4 years but was fired. He was kind of the scapegoat because ownership restricted him. I’m happy about this.
Cards re-unite with Carpenter with one-year deal
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals announced Friday that they have agreed on a one-year free-agent contract with former Cardinals All-Star Matt Carpenter for the 2024 season. Carpenter, 38, who was drafted by St. Louis in 2009 and debuted in 2011, was a three-time All-Star (2013, 2014 & 2016)
There’s the missing piece! It’s World Series or bust now!Cards re-unite with Carpenter with one-year deal
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals announced Friday that they have agreed on a one-year free-agent contract with former Cardinals All-Star Matt Carpenter for the 2024 season. Carpenter, 38, who was drafted by St. Louis in 2009 and debuted in 2011, was a three-time All-Star (2013, 2014 & 2016)www.mlb.com
Why bring him back when we are already struggling to get enough at-bats for our young hitters? I get if he wants to sign with the Cardinals then retire, but anything more than that and its foolish.
