MOSteelers56 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 12 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: Poncedeleon is having a really nice Spring. I'm really excited to see how the pitching shakes out this year. Ponce is definitely in line for some time. I like him as a John Gant style bullpen arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 7 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: I'm really excited to see how the pitching shakes out this year. Ponce is definitely in line for some time. I like him as a John Gant style bullpen arm. The way Ponce is performing in ST, I might want him as my 5th starter. Put him there and Kim as your Closer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 18 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: The way Ponce is performing in ST, I might want him as my 5th starter. Put him there and Kim as your Closer... I'd rather just stretch all the potential starters out and have an entire BP of guys that can go multiple innings. I'm also not a fan of designating a full time closer, unless you have Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, or Mariano Rivera....or Jordan Hicks lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Here's how I think the 26 man roster to year will start... SP: Flaherty, Martinez, Hudson, Wainwright, Kim RP: Cabrera, Webb, Reyes, Gallegos, Gant, Helsley, Brebbia, Ponce deLeon C: Molina, Wieters 1B: Goldschmidt 2B: Wong SS: Dejong, Miller 3B: Carpenter, Edman LF: O'Neill, Dean CF: Bader, Thomas RF: Fowler I think even though Carlson deserves to be here, he goes down to start. I think they start him in CF at Memphis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: Here's how I think the 26 man roster to year will start... SP: Flaherty, Martinez, Hudson, Wainwright, Kim RP: Cabrera, Webb, Reyes, Gallegos, Gant, Helsley, Brebbia, Ponce deLeon C: Molina, Wieters 1B: Goldschmidt 2B: Wong SS: Dejong, Miller 3B: Carpenter, Edman LF: O'Neill, Dean CF: Bader, Thomas RF: Fowler I think even though Carlson deserves to be here, he goes down to start. I think they start him in CF at Memphis... Yeah I don’t really have an issue there. The only 2 spots that would be even in question for me would be Cabrera and Reyes. I’m a big fan of young pitchers getting their feet wet in the big leagues by pitching out of the bullpen for the first year or two before they slide into the rotation. I hope That’s their plan with Cabrera. Because I’m not ready to classify him as a Reliever. As for Reyes....He has nothing to prove at the minor league level, but is he ready now or would it benefit him to go down to Memphis and get his mechanics back on track? I’m 50/50 on Reyes. Part of me wants that last bullpen spot to go to Whitley. Another part of me wants to see the Big Dawg eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Dudes a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, holt_bruce81 said: Yeah I don’t really have an issue there. The only 2 spots that would be even in question for me would be Cabrera and Reyes. I’m a big fan of young pitchers getting their feet wet in the big leagues by pitching out of the bullpen for the first year or two before they slide into the rotation. I hope That’s their plan with Cabrera. Because I’m not ready to classify him as a Reliever. As for Reyes....He has nothing to prove at the minor league level, but is he ready now or would it benefit him to go down to Memphis and get his mechanics back on track? I’m 50/50 on Reyes. Part of me wants that last bullpen spot to go to Whitley. Another part of me wants to see the Big Dawg eat. With Miller likely starting on the IL, I think they want that power armed lefty in the backend of the BP. Cabrera fills that role and was used like that in playoffs last year too... Agree with you on Reyes. I think if he does go down, they'll stretch him out... Edited March 11, 2020 by kgarrett12486 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, ttitansfan4life said: Dudes a joke Writing has been on the wall for a long time. He could've pitched lights out this spring and I don't think he would've had any significant role still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports that the Cardinals and Yadier Molina are working on a contract extension. It was reported earlier in the offseason that Molina and the Cardinals were hoping to work out a new contract, and it appears that's coming closer to fruition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, kgarrett12486 said: Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports that the Cardinals and Yadier Molina are working on a contract extension. It was reported earlier in the offseason that Molina and the Cardinals were hoping to work out a new contract, and it appears that's coming closer to fruition Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 hours ago, CWood21 said: Why? Because this FO and ownership is loyal to a fault with their homegrown heroes... Guess we can say goodbye to the Knizer era... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 hours ago, kgarrett12486 said: Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports that the Cardinals and Yadier Molina are working on a contract extension. It was reported earlier in the offseason that Molina and the Cardinals were hoping to work out a new contract, and it appears that's coming closer to fruition This front office becomes goofier by the season but yea they make all the right decisions because they’ve been successful so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 hours ago, kgarrett12486 said: Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports that the Cardinals and Yadier Molina are working on a contract extension. It was reported earlier in the offseason that Molina and the Cardinals were hoping to work out a new contract, and it appears that's coming closer to fruition I'll believe it when a more credible source is reporting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The only way I'd like a new deal for Yadi is if it came with a major salary reduction. I wouldn't mind spreading his money out and giving him a year extra. I'm not even 100% sure that's possible in the MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 4 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: I'll believe it when a more credible source is reporting it. It's not just him, Mo came out himself this spring and said it's on his priority list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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