MOSteelers56 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, CWood21 said: Jordan Walker with another HR, and he's making it even harder to justify sending him down to Memphis. Noot/TON/and Carlson might find themselves playing for another team relatively quickly. I'd say Walker doesn't come up unless he's starting. I'd say any of of those guys would be a good piece in a trade for a solid piece. Walker doesn't look like a minor leaguer, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Walker has no business being in Memphis especially with the likes of TON, Carlson, and Nootbar here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Seems like a lot of the same stuff was being said about Nolan Gorman last spring training. That didn’t exactly turn out to be what people were clamoring for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 52 minutes ago, ttitansfan4life said: Walker has no business being in Memphis especially with the likes of TON, Carlson, and Nootbar here. No doubt. But they'll almost certainly send him there to work on his defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStark Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 4 hours ago, CWood21 said: Jordan Walker with another HR, and he's making it even harder to justify sending him down to Memphis. Won't have anything to do with his talent or production. It'll all depend on how much playing time they can get him. If it's not enough for him to continue to progress, he'll get sent down to where he can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 44 minutes ago, JonStark said: Won't have anything to do with his talent or production. It'll all depend on how much playing time they can get him. If it's not enough for him to continue to progress, he'll get sent down to where he can get it. If he makes the big league roster out of ST, he will be a starting cOFer. They're not going to promote him to sit on the bench. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 20 hours ago, CWood21 said: But filling a hole by creating another one isn't the solution either. It's not a hole if you have surplus, or it's a prospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: It's not a hole if you have surplus, or it's a prospect. I'm not sure it's as much an OF surplus as I think we'd like it to be. O'Neill is coming off a 1.3 WAR season, which was substantially worse than the 5.6 WAR season he had the year before. As a former top 25 prospect, Dylan Carlson hasn't really taken off like we had hoped and seems to be that ~2.5 WAR outfielder. A solid piece, but nothing crazy. And Lars Nootbaar might be another one of those devil's magic player. Trading O'Neill last offseason would be trading him for peanuts compared to his actual worth. And until proven otherwise, I'm assuming that the Cardinals are going to manipulate Jordan Walker's service time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Don't you get draft picks if a player on your team wins ROY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 8:52 PM, CWood21 said: I'm not sure it's as much an OF surplus as I think we'd like it to be. O'Neill is coming off a 1.3 WAR season, which was substantially worse than the 5.6 WAR season he had the year before. As a former top 25 prospect, Dylan Carlson hasn't really taken off like we had hoped and seems to be that ~2.5 WAR outfielder. A solid piece, but nothing crazy. And Lars Nootbaar might be another one of those devil's magic player. Trading O'Neill last offseason would be trading him for peanuts compared to his actual worth. And until proven otherwise, I'm assuming that the Cardinals are going to manipulate Jordan Walker's service time. Which is why I said they can go get anyone the want in season, meaning it's not gonna happen in the 2-3 months of the season. Most teams don't even consider themselves out of the hunt until at least that point and you don't see guys come available until around that time in season. Walker's service time will be non-issue by then. I still think it's a surplus. O'Neill may never get back to the MVP level, but he's better than what he showed last year with the bat. The injuries are always the concern wth him. He's still a GG defender with the ability to play all (3) OF spots. There is value in that alone to teams. Jury is out on Carlson. He's got to show he can hit RHP. However, he's only 24 and still highly regarded around the league. He was coveted by teams looking to make a deal last trade deadline and we heard his name rumored this offseason too. Nootbarr was the guy every teams was asking about this offseason in deals. Plus, you still got a guy like Burleson who was a top100 guy and had very limited look. Not to mention the fact that Donovan can play OF as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 53 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: Nootbarr was the guy every teams was asking about this offseason in deals. Noot has now become invaluable, seeing as he and Ohtani are best buds thanks to the WBC (I knew I always liked this useless tournament for some reason). So I am now projecting us as the Favorites to sign Shohei for 2024 (Noot can be his replacement on Pitching Days) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttmikeb Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I'm excited about Walker's potential too, but I'm also trying not to make too much out of a few spring training games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, tttmikeb said: I'm excited about Walker's potential too, but I'm also trying not to make too much out of a few spring training games. Its been great to watch, but its not like its been against Aces throwing their best stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 6 innings, 9Ks, 1 Hit (HR) and 1 BB for the combination of Flahrety and Matz today… But they were pushed back a few days, so the sky was falling for many this weekend 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStark Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 If Noot gets Otani to come here, induct him into the Cardinals HOF immediately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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