Comments on: Daily Farm Report 10/24/08 http://www.futureredbirds.net/2008/10/24/daily-farm-report-102408/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Swirls_AEPi http://www.futureredbirds.net/2008/10/24/daily-farm-report-102408/comment-page-1/#comment-3426 Swirls_AEPi Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:48:30 +0000 http://www.futureredbirds.net/?p=1284#comment-3426 AJ, the problem with Marti is that he's now like 35 years old or something. I believe when he was drafted as a Cuban defector he was already 32 or thereabouts. The club probably feels that if they're going to give at bats to a minor leaguer, it should be a minor leaguer with the potential to get better. Marti is almost to the point where his skills will begin to decline due to age. I would still love to see him make at least one plate appearance as a St. Louis Cardinal though. Even if it's only a couple weeks worth of at-bats, a la Rico Washington this past year. He could be an option as a righty bat off the bench if Mather or Barton don't make the club out of ST if nothing else (assuming Ludwick is the starting outfielder). AJ, the problem with Marti is that he’s now like 35 years old or something. I believe when he was drafted as a Cuban defector he was already 32 or thereabouts. The club probably feels that if they’re going to give at bats to a minor leaguer, it should be a minor leaguer with the potential to get better. Marti is almost to the point where his skills will begin to decline due to age.

I would still love to see him make at least one plate appearance as a St. Louis Cardinal though. Even if it’s only a couple weeks worth of at-bats, a la Rico Washington this past year.

He could be an option as a righty bat off the bench if Mather or Barton don’t make the club out of ST if nothing else (assuming Ludwick is the starting outfielder).

]]> By: Aj http://www.futureredbirds.net/2008/10/24/daily-farm-report-102408/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Aj Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:22:53 +0000 http://www.futureredbirds.net/?p=1284#comment-3425 I know alot of people make the jokes about Amaury Marti and I think some of them are pretty funny. My question though is honestly, why don't the Cardinals give him a shot? It seems like he has some pretty good baseball skills nd may not necessarily be a full time starter, but he could turn out to be a good bench guy with some right handed pop to his bat. I know alot of people make the jokes about Amaury Marti and I think some of them are pretty funny. My question though is honestly, why don’t the Cardinals give him a shot? It seems like he has some pretty good baseball skills nd may not necessarily be a full time starter, but he could turn out to be a good bench guy with some right handed pop to his bat.

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