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Greinke

supernova — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:21:38 -0000

If you were the Royals GM and were offered Rick Ankiel, Brian Anderson and Clay Mortensen from the Cardinals for Greinke, would you do it?

Is it too little for Greinke? Is it too much? Would you want Greinke?

Anderson has hit at every level in the minors, even though he's always been young for the level, and an average defensive catcher. He hasn't hit for power, but is still filling out and has that potential. I'd imagine he's the 2nd or 3rd best prospect in the Cardinals system and probably ranks in the top 5 among catching prospects.

Mortensen is a good starting pitching prospect who's had a good year in the minors this season. He was a 2007 draftee.

Ankiel is one year away from free agency (and is a Boras client), but plays a good defensive CF (allowing DeJesus to move elsewhere), has very good power, and is still developing as a hitter and outfielder. However, he has a high strike out rate and is somewhat of an injury risk.

Is this a fair deal? Would it help the Royals enough? (as a Cards fan, I think it would help the Cardinals) If you wouldn't do this deal, what do you think the Royals can get for Greinke that would be better?

Do you think the Royals will indeed trade Greinke?

Greinke

supernova — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:14:12 -0000

If you were the Royals GM and were offered Rick Ankiel, Brian Anderson and Clay Mortensen from the Cardinals for Greinke, would you do it?

Mortensen is a good starting pitching prospect who's had a good year in the minors this season. He was a 2007 draftee.

Is this a fair deal? Would it help the Royals (as a Cards fan, I think it would help the Cardinals)? If you wouldn't do this deal, what do you think the Royals can get for Greinke that would be better?

Do you think the Royals will indeed trade Greinke?

Steve Nash and Baron Davis

supernova — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:10:45 -0000

here's an interesting photo from www.barstoolsports.com:

Nash and Baron

the video is up now too:

video

they do seem to be friends...

friends

thoughts?

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Cards sign 10 international "July 2" players

supernova — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:36:52 -0000

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=2&c=660413

Good to see them signing some players from the international pipeline. Our minor league system seems to have been fairly empty in that regard until recently.

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Kosuke Fukudome

supernova — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:45:50 -0000

Although I think there's no chance the Cardinals would go after him, it would be a good move in my opinion. He's a very good outfielder with a good bat, and although it is hard to say how Japanese players will translate to the MLB, several position players recently have done well.

I believe he doesn't need to go through the posting process either, so that's much less money the team would have to spend. Plus, a star Japanese player on the team (So Taguchi was never much of a star in Japan...) would bring in a lot of revenue for the Cardinals.

I think it makes a lot of sense to go after Fukudome this offseason. However, other than Taguchi who was basically off the radar, the Cardinals have never seemed very active going after international players. I always thought guys like Iguchi and Iwamura would have filled holes for this team. They didn't sign for exorbitant amounts of money either, and yet, the Cards never seem to even show any interest at all.

Thoughts?

twilight of our journey

supernova — Thu, 03 May 2007 06:08:58 -0000

The World Series last year was almost like a reward from the baseball gods for a great stretch of Cardinal baseball. The Cardinals were one of the best teams in the game for an entire decade. Last year, it finally culminated in a championship, albeit with one of the worst teams during this stretch. We celebrated it because our beloved Cardinals had won, but we celebrated too because it was Albert, Jimmy, Scottie, and Izzy who were on the field.

The problems with this team, which were already very evident last year, may have arisen because it did have such a great run. During this string of success, fans fell in love with the team and the players. Perhaps like the fans, the members of management let their hearts do the thinking too. If Walt had taken a step back this winter and evaluated the situation from a distance, he might have realized that signing Edmonds to a two year deal would be a mistake, or that Bennett, Spezio, Taguchi, and Wilson aren't that good, or that giving pitchers 5 year contracts often turn out badly.

I think those re-signings were made in part out of a sense of loyalty and that inhibited Walt's baseball judgment. Several years ago, the same thing happened with Isringhausen - Walt extended him when there wasn't any reason to do so (Izzy was under contract already). That type of thinking seemed to have repeated itself this past winter with Edmonds and Carpenter. And while it didn't happen with Suppan, it may repeat itself again with Eckstein next year.

In a sense though, this loyalty is refreshing in modern baseball. I loved rooting for Edmonds, Izzy, and Carp, and I too would have had trouble letting go. Their careers were defined as Cardinals and in a perfect world, their careers should end as Cardinals too. But loyalty can be a problem when trying to build a contending team. It is only natural for older players to fade away, even if our memories of their glory days have not.

And so, this team will likely continue its downward trend, but at least it is doing that with the same players from a better time in our memories. I'm not sure how to feel about this. Winning is great, but really, why do we really follow baseball - why do we skip work to attend a day game, or pour over the box scores late at night - but for the memories and the enjoyment it gives us. It is sad that this team is losing, but I would probably be sadder without all the familiar faces. As long as they are playing, I can still hear the cheers in my mind, reliving the dramatic home runs and acrobatic catches of yesteryear.

Perhaps, I'm willing to sacrifice winning this year, so that for one more year, I can hold on to those memories of Edmonds in center and Izzy closing games. It seems a fitting way to celebrate the past decade of Cardinal baseball.