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1. He was never an option for Donovan.
2. Never seen an official MLB pitch.
3. If Cards believe in JJ…should they extend him?

To answer #3, I think the answer is a resounding yes.

Jon Heyman says the Cardinals are working on extending JJ. Not sure how far talks have gone or how reliable his sources are.

CardsofSTL wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:29 pm

Jon Heyman says the Cardinals are working on extending JJ. Not sure how far talks have gone or how reliable his sources are.

If true, definitely a shift in strategy from MO to Bloom. Would be an encouraging change.

Slider wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:35 pm

CardsofSTL wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:29 pm

Jon Heyman says the Cardinals are working on extending JJ. Not sure how far talks have gone or how reliable his sources are.

If true, definitely a shift in strategy from MO to Bloom. Would be an encouraging change.

Mo locked up a bunch of young guys on long term contracts?

cardsfantx wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 7:30 pm

Slider wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:35 pm

CardsofSTL wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:29 pm

Jon Heyman says the Cardinals are working on extending JJ. Not sure how far talks have gone or how reliable his sources are.

If true, definitely a shift in strategy from MO to Bloom. Would be an encouraging change.

Mo locked up a bunch of young guys on long term contracts?

I don’t think JJ situation compares to Craig, Dejong, or Wong.

1. JJ’s upside is greater than all three combined.
2. They were in the middle of arbitration years. JJ has 5 games, Colt zero.
3. Their extensions didn't go over what 25-35min? JJ’s will be closer to 75-90min.

Not apples to apples at all. This would be a shift in philosophy.

They haven’t paid anyone since Sonny Gray. Refusing to spend money is the shift in strategy.

Pujols might be a better comp

On February 19, 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Albert Pujols to a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with an eighth-year club option, extending his stay through 2011. Coming off three stellar seasons, this deal was historic, marking the largest contract for a player with only three years of MLB experience at the time.

Not that JJ is Pujols but it is a time when the team was willing to extend a player with less service time.

With DeJong they bought out some of his arb years and they tried to do that with a few players.

But this would be a departure to the most recent history of young players. But that might have to do with the lack of high upside seen in many of the young players.

Slider wrote: ↑

April 1 26, 4:30 am

cardsfantx wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 7:30 pm

Slider wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:35 pm

CardsofSTL wrote: ↑

March 31 26, 6:29 pm

Jon Heyman says the Cardinals are working on extending JJ. Not sure how far talks have gone or how reliable his sources are.

If true, definitely a shift in strategy from MO to Bloom. Would be an encouraging change.

Mo locked up a bunch of young guys on long term contracts?

I don’t think JJ situation compares to Craig, Dejong, or Wong.

1. JJ’s upside is greater than all three combined.
2. They were in the middle of arbitration years. JJ has 5 games, Colt zero.
3. Their extensions didn't go over what 25-35min? JJ’s will be closer to 75-90min.

Not apples to apples at all. This would be a shift in philosophy.

Then you’d be talking about only a few contracts in the history of the game ever

So it would be a change in philosophy not just for us, but everyone, so seems silly to bring Mo up

Perhaps you can look at Atlanta for some comps? They had locked up a few guys early, like Asuna for example.