Recommended Those sines need to come down on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 11:29 PM EST

Commented Right. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 11:26 PM EST

Recommended I'm guessing the person who cares the least about this "el hombre" bidniss on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 11:11 PM EST

Commented I haven't seen anything saying that Pujols even knows about this. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 9:14 PM EST

Commented They really missed the boat with Stav then. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 9:03 PM EST

Commented I heard Colby wants to sign with the Dodgers. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 9:01 PM EST

Commented Maybe he is doing that right now, for all we know. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I thought the Chris Snyder signing was pretty good. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yup, so is JA Happ. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:51 PM EST (1 reply)

Recommended A tern for the worse on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:49 PM EST

Commented And Carlos Lee. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:47 PM EST (3 replies)

Commented Given that Pujols apparently wasn't consulted, I don't understand the tone of the post. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:46 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Soriano is a great keeper. on On 'El Hombre' & 'The Man' on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:41 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I would move Westbrook's sinker and Lohse's changeup up and Lohse's slider down on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 8:30 PM EST

Commented I always thought El Hombre was a good nickname for Albert. on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 6:13 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Are you asking whether ML hitters are easier to analyze (because the stats are reliable)? on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 6:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented True, pitchers are much easier to scout. on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 4:19 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Right, but no one is talking about Jeremy Lin in this thread (except you, I guess). on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 4:15 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented How do you spell Lance Lynn? on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 4:01 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented "yet in the end, the Cardinals were victorious." on The Cardinals Choo-Choo-Choose David Freese on Viva El Birdos - 02/14/12 2:39 PM EST (4 replies)

Commented Article about Sig Mejdal in H-town on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 10:54 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yeah, but it took like two days to beat it. They need to make it longer or step up the difficulty or something. on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 7:33 PM EST

Commented Ray J on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 7:31 PM EST

Commented You have so many caveats and small samples in there, what are you trying to say? on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 4:02 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I totally agree about Cleto, who I've really come to like as I've seen him pitch. on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 3:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yes, you are wrong to be surprised. (j/k) on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 1:39 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented The translations I've seen show him to be projected as an average ML centerfielder on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:57 PM EST (3 replies)

Commented Probably depends on why the hitter consistently goes the other way. on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:48 PM EST

Commented Freese projects for a 98 OPS+ at 3B (ZiPS) on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:45 PM EST

Commented Ynoa? Seems like a very "Beane" thing to do on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:16 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I would say 3B is probably our best position as far as having decent backups (maybe 1B as well). on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:13 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented The issue of adjusting to what pitchers throw Freese, based on his on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 12:08 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Because of the power differential, I wouldn't really consider the trio to be comparable. on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 11:13 AM EST (2 replies)

Commented The primary problem with your argument here is the assumption on What Should St. Louis Cardinals Fans Expect from David Freese in 2012? on Viva El Birdos - 02/13/12 11:09 AM EST

Commented It's worse than that though. on The Second Annual "Matt Holliday is Awesome" Post on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 5:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented It's an interesting point. on The Second Annual "Matt Holliday is Awesome" Post on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 4:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I would question whether this is actually so. on The Second Annual "Matt Holliday is Awesome" Post on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 4:25 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I agree about the general point about starters moving to relief on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/12/12 3:03 PM EST

Commented Yeah, I understand the point. I'm disagreeing that Westbrook is going to improve that much moving to the pen. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 10:43 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I don't see any reason to ignore Lynn's increased velocity in the bullpen on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 9:00 PM EST

Commented You're using ZiPS, so you expect on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 8:54 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Why would Westbrook be league average in the pen? on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 5:19 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Tough to say. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 5:16 PM EST

Commented where bobo said... on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 3:22 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I think we should be clear that we really have little idea of what Prince's situation was. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 1:30 PM EST

Commented Better not to give 4th-5th starters NTC's, of course. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 12:49 PM EST

Commented It can be done, it just won't be (I can't ever remember something like this being done), and I don't see why it'd be a good idea anyway. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 12:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented If Lynn is in Memphis (which I think is very bad idea) on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 12:15 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I don't think it's true that team's insist on carrying two LOOGYs. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 12:11 PM EST (3 replies)

Commented Well, I don't think Lynn should be in the rotation this year anyway. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 11:51 AM EST (3 replies)

Commented The Only plausible reason to sign KMac is to use him as starter depth. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 11:46 AM EST (2 replies)

Commented I don't think simply listing guys who throw lefthanded constitutes LOOGY depth, or, more accurately, LH relief depth. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 11:42 AM EST (2 replies)

Commented 105? C'mon. on one week till pitchers and catchers report on Viva El Birdos - 02/11/12 11:32 AM EST (2 replies)

Commented Seems the Orioles have signed Luis Ayala (RHP with the Yanks last year) on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 4:07 PM EST

Recommended Never say it doesn't pay to have a religion scholar among the VEB community. ;) on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 1:30 PM EST

Commented Sounds like Shelby Miller with those stats. on Official Ultimate Cardinals Record Book FAQ and Plug on Viva El Birdos - 02/10/12 11:34 AM EST

Commented Serrano is a 17yo RHP, 6'3'/185, and was signed out of the DR in Oct. 2011 for $750K on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 5:43 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yes, I read all that. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 5:21 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented The sad part is that on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 3:45 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Alex Cora. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 3:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Well, if you were someone who BOTH liked Wong on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 1:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Ok on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 1:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yeah, this is the sort of bogus rationalization I'm talking about. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I think his age was one thing people very much overlooked. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:48 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented My sense at the time of the draft on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:43 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented Yeah, I understood their point. It may still be a valid one, and it's one Law still believes (which I give him credit for - he may be right in the end). on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:39 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Yup. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:32 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Honestly, there were bunches of people here and on Future Redbirds (and other places, preusmably) on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:24 PM EST (3 replies)

Commented True. And this just gets back to the old cliche on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:14 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I would probably disagree with your conclusion though. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 12:08 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented I have a feeling "contact" rates are pretty stable. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:57 AM EST (1 reply)

Commented Law specifically did not like Wong before the draft, so it's not surprising that he still doesn't like him. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:53 AM EST (1 reply)

Commented Both are good, obviously, but singles are quite a bit more valuable. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:50 AM EST (3 replies)

Commented Yeah, the stats I was looking at don't list any of those as IBBs on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:46 AM EST (2 replies)

Commented I'm not concerned about his walk rate, yet. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:31 AM EST (1 reply)

Commented This is the breezy, unexamined (but oft-repeated) story on Cox. on Yadier Molina's free agency and the St. Louis Cardinals' extension jitters on Viva El Birdos - 02/09/12 11:14 AM EST (3 replies)

Commented Yeah, I'd say so. on 2012 Draft Preview Drei: Middling Results on Viva El Birdos - 02/08/12 5:07 PM EST

Commented Ryan Howard's price is only going up! Better get him signed up two years early! on 2012 Draft Preview Drei: Middling Results on Viva El Birdos - 02/08/12 5:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Commented Bernie seems quite wrong on this point - on 2012 Draft Preview Drei: Middling Results on Viva El Birdos - 02/08/12 4:43 PM EST (2 replies)

Commented AJ Burnett would've been the classic Dunc reclamation project. on 2012 Draft Preview Drei: Middling Results on Viva El Birdos - 02/08/12 3:28 PM EST (2 replies)