Former Cardinals Watch

[InvincibleCakeEater]

David Bell World Series Hero under consideration for Reds job

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[heyzeus]

I can't believe Luke Voit is becoming a mini-star for the Yankees.

[Jocephus]

I can't believe Luke Voit is becoming a mini-star for the Yankees.

my yankee co-worker loves voit so much more than bird hah

[cardsfantx]

I can't believe Luke Voit is becoming a mini-star for the Yankees.

the guy who lived across the hall from me in our fraternity house, is his agent (along with some other players)





(side note: his dad is Ronald Brockmeyer, who was that swell judge in Ferguson in the news)

[Radbird]

On July 31, the Cardinals made a season-defining move. In a move that simultaneously freed up a spot in the outfield and changed the dynamic of the team, they sent Tommy Pham to the Rays in exchange for three minor leaguers. It was, to put it mildly, not the kind of trade you see very often. While he was in the midst of a down year, Pham was undoubtedly an electric player, one of the very best players in the major leagues when healthy and right. At the time of the trade, Pham was undoubtedly scuffling. Still, it was a tough trade to rationalize for many Cardinals fans. Takes were had. Tears were shed. Instagram Lives were shared. Time, as it does, moved on. Two days later, Pham was hit in the foot by a pitch in his second game with the Rays. Within a day, Pham hit the disabled list, and the team suggested he could miss as long as a month in recovery. It would be easy to imagine Pham’s season ending right there, and the Cardinals were similarly hanging onto postseason hopes by a thread.

A funny thing happened on the way to the offseason, however. The Cardinals surged into the second Wild Card spot before fading down the stretch. Pham returned after only 15 days, a remarkable turnaround. From the time he came back until the end of the season, Pham hit a scorching .355/.452/.645, good for the third-best wRC+ in baseball (Luke Voit, unbelievably enough, finished second behind Christian Yelich). In all, he accumulated 2.5 WAR with the Rays, comfortably more than the 1.5 he accrued on the Cardinals in more than twice as many plate appearances. So what happened? What turned Pham from a passable but unexciting hitter (.248/.331/.399, 101 wRC+) into essentially Babe Ruth (career line: .342/.474/.690, 197 wRC+)?

[Big Amoco Sign]

Cardinals have a serious problem with forecasting analytics and assembling their roster.

Voit should have been a Cardinal over Adams

Pham should have been a Cardinal over... any of our current OF.

10.1 fWAR in two years. Yep move him for uh, more time for Dexter Fowler and two guys who struggle with plate discipline.

Someone should be held accountable for these objectively awful moves.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Cardinals have a serious problem with forecasting analytics and assembling their roster.

Voit should have been a Cardinal over Adams

Pham should have been a Cardinal over... any of our current OF.

10.1 fWAR in two years. Yep move him for uh, more time for Dexter Fowler and two guys who struggle with plate discipline.

Someone should be held accountable for these objectively awful moves.

I can justify the Pham trade. They had written off the season and got rid of the oldest OF that could get them the highest return. Who knew the team would tear up August like they did? It came out of nowhere.

[Jocephus]

Seunghwan Oh told the Yonhap News Agency that he is considering returning to the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2019 season.
Oh triggered a $2.5 million vesting option with the Rockies in late September when he made his 70th appearance of the regular season, but the 36-year-old right-hander sounds ready to head back to his native South Korea. "I am a bit exhausted after spending five seasons in Japan and the United States," said Oh. "I feel like I want to return to the KBO while I still have the energy to help the team and pitch in front of home fans. I can’t make this decision alone. I’ll have to speak with my agency about the next season." Colorado would surely be said to see him go, as he registered a sharp 2.63 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, and 79/17 K/BB ratio across 68 1/3 total innings in 2018.
Source: Yonhap News
Oct 17 - 11:37 AM

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