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DarthMurph
July saw 5 available starters go to two teams. Which separates those who want to win from those who don’t. The Cardinals were smart. The Pirates were not.
tfence
Can someone explain how the cardinals are first in anything defensive?
stl_cards16
By being good defensively, particularly the infield.
mattt-3
Matt Adams is, by defensive metrics, one of the best defensive first basemen in the game. Bourjos (in limited time) and Molina (who is hurt now, but obviously has played the lion’s share of games at catcher this year) are perhaps the best defensive players in MLB at their positions, Carpenter’s a pretty decent 3B, and at least according to fangraphs, apparently Peralta’s actually a really good defensive shortstop (at least this year, who knew?)
stl_cards is right. Their infield carries the defensive. Clearly Matt Holliday and Allen Craig before his departure weren’t on their way to winning any gold gloves, but the rest of the guys are all at least average defensively, and most of them are noticeably above average.
bigbadjohnny
Starting around 2017, the Chicago Cubs will be on top of this division for the next ten years with the farm system they have developed.
eedwards027
Neil Huntington always “just misses”
2012- Justin Upton
2013- Giancarlo Stanton
2014- David Price and Jon Lester
I knew the Pirates wouldn’t make a move at the deadline. NH never gives up prospects. It’s ridiculous that the Pirates are contending, have the best farm system in baseball, and still won’t trade any prospects. Seriously, who is the best prospect NH has traded? Robbie Grossman? Dilson Herrera? I hate being one of those people but I think they get in on big names just to say, “look we tried!”
Todd Smith
None of the sellers seemed interested in prospects. They all wanted major league talent in return. Does it really make sense to give up guys like Alvarez and Locke to get John Lackey back?
Hard to make a deal when all you have to offer is prospects, and nobody wants prospects.
Hurdled Again
Agreed. Moreover, the best commodity in the MLB for decades has been good, young pitching with long-term control. I’m fine with waiting another year for Taillon and other highly touted young pitchers rather than take a long-shot gamble among eight teams vying for five spots, only three of which they could get, obviously. Based on the weak schedules for the Cards, Braves, Nats, Dodgers, and Giants, make that qualification even less likely. Even if they qualified, this team wouldn’t be a contender even with Price or whomever.
Halvy Buckets
Why does the Grilli trade get listed under the Angels and not the Pirates?