The Cardinals released Felipe Lopez, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. When GM John Mozeliak signed the infielder to a one-year $1MM deal late last offseason, it appeared that he had found a bargain. Instead, Lopez was a disappointment, batting .231/.310/.340 as a utility player for the Cards.
The 30-year-old played all four infield positions for the Cardinals and, in one wild game that took place long before his team's playoff hopes had disappeared, Lopez actually pitched a scoreless inning. The Cardinals decided to release Lopez because he was late again yesterday, according to FOX Sports Midwest (on Twitter).
…why? He wasn’t expensive, had good versatility, expanded rosters made him being there bearable…I don’t get it.
their giving the younger kids a chance to play more often without having a veteran “breathing down their necks”next up, Randy Winnless
True. Forgot they weren’t in it anymore.
Couldn’t have put it better myself if I tried.
He should blame Johnny Cueto.
The real question is, how will Chris Carpenter explain this to his son?
I’m missing the joke…
@Chuck lmao
No seriously… what’s the joke.
Is your name a reference to Gogol Bordello?
Yeah, Start Wearing Purple is one of my favorite songs… and the video was damn cool.
Nice
Mr. Felipe Lopez, I have Omar Minaya on line 1
Don’t know why, he isn’t going to have a job in like 5 minutes.
Now I hear there is a major split in the Mets Ownership over Omar Minaya. Jeff wants to bring in someone new. Daddy wants to stay with the most talented human pinata on earth. So yeah, Mr Lopez, Minaya still on line 1.
he and Castillo can become friends…from the bench.
na bro…the purpose of getting felipe lopez is to release castillo and have a low cost bridge to either a developed tejada or havens at 2B.
They’ll release Lopez for being late but they won’t release Aaron Miles for being a god awful baseball player????? WTF??
That’s interesting, since he projects as a Type B free agent. Were the Cards worried he’d accept arbitration?
No kidding, it’s not like they had to offer a high arb number based off his salary this season. Doesn’t reallly make sense but hey niether does any move the Cardinals have made this season so it’s not suprising
^This. They also rewarded their GM with a three year extension. Can’t wait to see the next move they make. I’m waiting for them to trade Rasmus. For twenty cents on the dollar. You know they want to, you just know it.
even though they already said they weren’t going to trade rasmus? sometimes i wonder if people are just trying to be pessimistic trolls…..
Yeah because a player has never been traded after the team stated they weren’t going to do it.
.310 OBP? Is Dusty looking for a new leadoff hitter?
I’m surprised Nefi Perez hasn’t found himself on the Red’s roster at some point over the last two years.
Doesn’t he have an 80 game suspension if he ever comes back?
Maybe the “bargain” price actually reflected the possibility of such a poor season. Perhaps the free agent market is more efficient than we think
lopez=hof. it will happen
next is brendan ryan, then skip, then feliz, then winn, then miles, then suppan, yadda yadda and i think u get the picture
maybe he could be a utility infielder for the Mets
Lopez has the work ethic of a house cat. Any team with impressionable young players should stay very far away from him.
Bingo. The real reason he was sent packing.
Exactly. The Nats released him for that very reason.
Exactly. The Nats released him for that very reason.
Um, that was Volquez, but ok.
major fail…
Please tell that you aren’t a Cards fan…
I think it was prescription amphetamines, not meth-amphetamine. I could be wrong though.
Apparently he’s been late for games more than once.
..These Cardinals haven’t given up have they? What gives that idea?