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willreily
This really hurts St. Louis. If Carpenter is down for any length of time, that could be the season for them. I think if he’s out longer than 2-3 weeks, the Cardinals will go get a mid-to-upper tier bat. SPs been a problem, but their rotation has talent. All they need to do is get everyone clicking on all cylinders, and their pitching could be solid.
I’d imagine they’d call the Rockies about CarGo or Blackmon. Maybe Solarte from the Padres. I have a hard time imagining they’d just sit on their hands in that situation.
Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA
I don’t think Col is moving any of their main guys. Col just doesn’t really do that. That saying goes “Everything works itself out. Couldn’t Grichuck and Wong move back into their positions and it’d be a way to get through all star break. I’d say Pearce might be a piece the cards look for. Under the radar plays multiple positions wouldn’t cost a ton and he’s hitting.
Gogerty
Problem is neither of them have been hitting. Moreno likes paying a ton for players not to play for him, maybe a reunion with Pujols will bring pop back into the lineup.
JFactor
Yes.
Grichuk in center, Wong at second, Garcia and Gyroko covering third and second as needed
JFactor
Only problem is the cards have a lot of good hitting outfielders coming and in the upper minors/majors
Moss, (Grichuk is better than this), Wong can help, piscotty, Pham, Badler, O’Neill, Holliday, etc.
Cards need bullpen help and depth behind Molina and Diaz. But the only real upgrades to the team are in the bullpen. There isn’t much else that are obvious weak holes to fill.
The team is much better than their record, and their run differential shows that.
dlevin11
What about Bruce from the Reds?
cardfan2011
Well, Cards have no excuses, they were losing games even with Moss and Carp in the lineup
st1300b 2
Fryer may be better than Stewart especially if he’s not healthy.
Monkey’s Uncle
At this point you might be correct. However, Stewart is very good defensively and definitely is a positive veteran force with the pitching staff and in the clubhouse. If Stewart can play through his knee pain without having surgery it would be huge for the Bucs. Plus, Cervelli is close to being ready for a rehab assignment I think.
bsteady powers
This coming from a Cubs fan….. Carpenter is amazing. Prob their new MVP . Since Yadi is slowing diwnZ Carp is THE hardest out in the Bigs
JFactor
.500 OBP over last 30 days
johnnya
Cards need to be big time sellers at end of this month! This team is brutal!! Ugh
IAmNumber_4
Unless they Cardinals pursue Ryan Braun, which i think they should
JFactor
Even ignoring Braun’s contract and that it would be an inter division trade.
Braun isn’t enough of an upgrade over Piscotty, Holliday, and Moss the teams corner outfielders.
JFactor
Who they gonna sell?
Matt Holliday is the only expiring contract that they could get good value for. Everyone else is under team control and the team will be competitive next year.
I don’t know that they are out of it enough to sell Holliday, but Carpenters diagnosis may help determine that.
They also have a team option they may want to exercise on Holliday
bravesfan88
Tough loss for the Cards, Matty C is one of the toughest outs in baseball. Slowly but surely he has become of the best all-around, overall hitters in the NL, if nit the majors. He shows some good in-game power, he can definitely spray it to the gaps, and he is an excellent situational hitter. Not to mention the fact, Matty also runs the bases very intelligently, and he will get from first to third whwn the situation calls for it.
Again MC is an excellent hitter, I mean very rarely does Carpenter have an at-bat where he looks over matched at the plate, and sometimes even when he does get fooled he has enough strength, discipline, and solid enough mechanics to still get a hit or fight the pitch off to get one he can handle.
Personally, just as a fan of baseball in general, I love watching Carpenter hit, and it is a shame he has to take some time away to heal. Hopefully he can get back into the line-up quickly, otherwise the Cards may be in a bit of trouble without their best all-around hitter!!
JFactor
Mike Matheny, not Brian.
Die hard cards fan.
If Carp is gone, don’t bother trying to acquire anything at the deadline.
Carpenter has been the best hitter in the NL this year (wRC and wOBA). The cards need him, pitching to continue to rebound and the team to be better in one run games to be in the mix this year.
Also, wish we still had Fryer right about now
Jeff Todd
Yeah that was a nice slip from late last night … clearly came from the deep recesses of my mind – I know someone by that name.
37santobanks
I can’t help but be happy for Alberto Rosario. 11 years in the minors and he finally gets rewarded with a call-up.
Monkey’s Uncle
I agree, and I’m a Pirates fan. I love it when guys who have spent that long in the minors finally get their shot in the bigs.