CWood21 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 8 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: Kinda sucks to lose Montero but it's still an A+ trade for the Cardinals. And I'm kind of glad we didn't give away all of our pitching depth. Honestly, I think Mateo Gil is the bigger loss here. Montero is blocked by Nolan Arenado in this deal, and he's got Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker behind him as well. While I don't think Gil is more than a utility MIF, I love the bloodlines connection. Really think Montero at best gives them league-average production while playing a passable defense at 3rd early in his career before moving over across the diamond. Locey is probably at best a 7th/8th inning arm. Sommers is a non-prospect, and IIRC he was a senior who was drafted to save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Derrick Goold reported yesterday that Cards were in talk with OF Joc Pederson prior to him signing with the Cubs. Still thinks we're in the market to add a LH hitter. Thinks we may shift attention to trying to bring back Brad Miller... He also said he doesn't think Wong is of interest to the Cards. Can't say I disagree with that, especially after seeing Wong's tweet after the Waino signing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Ive convinced myself that Fowler will have a huge year as he is looking for a final new contract elsewhere for 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Kolten Wong just signed a 2-year deal with the Brewers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, kgarrett12486 said: Derrick Goold reported yesterday that Cards were in talk with OF Joc Pederson prior to him signing with the Cubs. Still thinks we're in the market to add a LH hitter. Thinks we may shift attention to trying to bring back Brad Miller... He also said he doesn't think Wong is of interest to the Cards. Can't say I disagree with that, especially after seeing Wong's tweet after the Waino signing... Goold also tweeted that they could be looking for Middle infield depth. Bringing Brad Miller back makes a lot of sense. Just as long as he doesn’t hit clean up anymore! And what about Jonathan Schoop? That would be a nice bat off the bench and good insurance at 2B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I’m assuming big moves are out the window now after the Arenado trade. Would love to bring back Ozuna. That lineup goes from good to elite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: Kolten Wong just signed a 2-year deal with the Brewers. Yuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: Kolten Wong just signed a 2-year deal with the Brewers. 18 million guaranteed. Good for him. Good signing by the Brewers for value. His bat/OBP is more of a 6-8 hole hitter than top of the order, but he's elite defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 10 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: Kolten Wong just signed a 2-year deal with the Brewers. It is what it is. There's only so much money to spend, and if it comes down to Arenado or Wong the answer is pretty damn easy by just about every metric. It would have been nice to have him back, but the money wasn't going to be right and I'm with the Cardinals on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 9 hours ago, ttitansfan4life said: I’m assuming big moves are out the window now after the Arenado trade. Would love to bring back Ozuna. That lineup goes from good to elite. Probably. There's probably some money leftover even after re-signing Yadier Molina. Unless someone is willing to take a bargain deal, they're probably done but I think there's room to spend. C - Yadier Molina 1B - Paul Goldschmidt 2B - Tommy Edman SS - Paul DeJong 3B - Nolan Arenado LF - Dexter Fowler CF - Harrison Bader RF - Dylan Carlson SP - Jack Flaherty SP - Adam Wainwright SP - Kwang-Hyun Kim SP - Miles Mikolas SP - Carlos Martinez CL - Jordan Hicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 We now have 2 of the top 5 players with the highest WAR (among position players) since 2015... 1. Trout 47 WAR 2. Betts 43.1 WAR 3. Arenado 33 WAR 4. Goldschmidt 30.3 WAR 5. Machado 30.1 WAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Interesting tidbit I heard today indicating we may be looking into the SP market: 'According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, free agent James Paxton is "in the range" of starters that the Phillies and Cardinals are considering. Feinsand also puts Jake Odorizzi and Taijuan Walker in that same range.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: Interesting tidbit I heard today indicating we may be looking into the SP market: 'According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, free agent James Paxton is "in the range" of starters that the Phillies and Cardinals are considering. Feinsand also puts Jake Odorizzi and Taijuan Walker in that same range.' Not sure if the Cardinals are actually considering it, but there has been 2 guys here in the St. Louis media pushing the idea that a 6-man rotation wouldn’t be a bad idea. Would love Odorizzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, kgarrett12486 said: Interesting tidbit I heard today indicating we may be looking into the SP market: 'According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, free agent James Paxton is "in the range" of starters that the Phillies and Cardinals are considering. Feinsand also puts Jake Odorizzi and Taijuan Walker in that same range.' Paxton would be an interesting buy-low candidate, but the BOR is already muddled as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 'Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch confirms that the Cardinals have interest in free agent starter Jake Odorizzi' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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