Former Cardinals Watch

[CardsofSTL]

https://www.101sports.com/2018/05/01/up ... e-mud-hen/

Decent read from Bernie with an update on several former Cardinal players.

[Big Amoco Sign]

Heyward has serious vision problems I guess.

[Jocephus]

Tigers purchased the contract of INF Pete Kozma from Triple-A Toledo.
He'll give them a solid backup infield glove at multiple positions. Kozma has hit just .195/.256/.293 this season at Toledo and .215/.282/.285 in his career in the majors.
May 8 - 12:04 AM

[lukethedrifter]

Heyward has serious vision problems I guess.

Saying this based on his bad hitting? Ironic since his tracking fly balls is unaffected?

[sighyoung]

Heyward has serious vision problems I guess.

Saying this based on his bad hitting? Ironic since his tracking fly balls is unaffected?

I thought this might refer to the missed catch on Wong's triple, which Heyward lost track of as he slid down to get a better angle on the drive.

[Jocephus]

Alex
12:27
Has Marco Gonzales figured something out? I'm not sure whether I expect his ERA to regress towards his peripherals or to expect his strikeouts to decrease. He hasn't really changed his swinging strike rate so I'm pretty skeptical so far.

Meg Rowley
12:29
I think he has shown legitimate improvement but his inability to work deep into games effectively seems like it is a feature rather than a bug. He's young and he'll certainly get his chances, and the FIP is surprisingly good but I'm not sold.

[Spider John]

Matt Adams has 10 HRs this year, with 7 this month.

[Big Amoco Sign]

Matt Adams has 10 HRs this year, with 7 this month.

He was always a masher. May be a better player than Carpenter at this point in his career.

But that 14% walk rate isn't going to last.

If it stays up though, hey maybe he will finally be a 2 WAR player. Just have him only face righties.

[Jocephus]

Alex
12:27
Has Marco Gonzales figured something out? I'm not sure whether I expect his ERA to regress towards his peripherals or to expect his strikeouts to decrease. He hasn't really changed his swinging strike rate so I'm pretty skeptical so far.

Meg Rowley
12:29
I think he has shown legitimate improvement but his inability to work deep into games effectively seems like it is a feature rather than a bug. He's young and he'll certainly get his chances, and the FIP is surprisingly good but I'm not sold.

Desperate, Confused Marlins Fan
12:54
Did the Mariners "give up" Tyler O'Neill because they knew they could get the best out of Marco Gonzales?
Meg Rowley
12:54
I think they thought they could get more out of Gonzales and were skeptical that O'Neill would ever make enough contact at the major league level to take full advantage of his 80-grade power.

[dan_yall]

I'm glad Marco is doing well. If the Cardinals constantly fleece their trading partners they'll have only the Marlins left to make deals with.