Comments on: 2008 Prospect List: Picks 11-25

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:13:29 +0000

I admire your courage to go back and review your list. I wish more rankers had the courage to that.

Deggerman and King – swinging K’s (nothing wrong with trying to hit a HR occasionally)

Hoffpuir – caught looking

Martinez – pop up (most lists had him even higher)

Haerther – ground out

Maiques, McCormack and Hamilton – Foul outs (injuries are hard to predict)

Jones – 3B (few sites had him ranked this high)

The rest are solid singles

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:54:25 +0000

The Cardinals have signed 28 y-o C Justin Knoedler to 1-year minor league deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training. He played for Sacramento (AAA-Oakland) last season where he hit .175 in 217 ABs. It is unclear whether the Cards are signing him as a catcher or a pitcher. In the minors Knoedler logged 31.2 innings as a pitcher with a 1.15 ERA.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:46:21 +0000

Very interested to see how Jess Todd fairs in AAA this season. Is he Brad Thompson or a poor man’s Greg Maddox? As Brad Thompson enters his arb years, getting a young cheap Brad Thompson isn’t such a bad thing either.