Comments on: 2009 Springfield Hitting Stats

By: StewartMiller

StewartMiller — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:34:10 +0000

With Matt Holliday your probally looking at 20 -22 Million plus you have to add in pay raises in several players contracts. Thurston is probally gone if the Cards opp to have T Greene at the bigs and use him for a back up at 3RD, SS and 2nd. Also noticed that they had him in CF the other day. With Thurston its not the $$, its the playing time and the 40 man limit. We have developed a number of players that are a year or so away and must be added to the 40 man if the organization doesn’t want to lose them to other clubs via the rule 5.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:22:19 +0000

Thurstom makes near the major league minimum so tying his re-signing to Holliday makes no sense (on a financial basis).

Ludwick is arb eligible and will be re-signed but he could be traded after that.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:30:41 +0000

With Glaus, Pineiro, K. Greene, Welle, Ankiel, and Adam Kennedy coming off the books, roughly $35 million is available for next year, even if payroll remains the same as 2009.

So obviously, there is plenty enough dough for Matt Holliday and much, much more. ;)

By: StewartMiller

StewartMiller — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:14:19 +0000

There will be 5 or 6 openings next year in STL if the Cards re-sign Matt Holliday. Look for the following players to possibly not be re-signed if this happens:

Derosa
Ludwick
Ankiel
Wellenmeyer
Pinero
Thurston

By: Easy

Easy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:41:46 +0000

Unfortunately Hoff and Hamilton, like most of our AAA players, have very little trade value despite the fact that they are likely to play some in the majors. Jay, Stavinoha, Craig, Freese, Greene, Anderson et al are in the same boat. The latter four have more potential but I can’t see other teams giving someone worthwhile up for them. I give Freese the best shot at having a real career partly because I think DeRosa will leave and we’ll give him a shot as the everyday 3b. Like everyone here I would like to see Craig given a shot. We get no reports on his outfield D but, as an ex shortstop and third baseman you’d think he’d have the speed and arm to be a far better left fielder than…say C Dunc. The rest are great guys to be able to call on in a pinch but I think they’ll all spend their careers bouncing up and down between AAA and the show.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:33:32 +0000

I was wondering if hamilton and hoffpauir would make sense in a trade, say, to the giants. Hoff as a backup 2b and hamilton to contend for a 1st base role.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:18:45 +0000

Loogy, I’m very impressed with Mulligan. Of the 3 names you mentioned I’d say he has the best chance to make it to the big leagues. He throws hard (91-93), but think King throws harder (93-95), but has much better control than King. He’ll be back in Springfield at the start of the year but wouldn’t be suprised if he finishes 2010 with Memphis. I just saw King once against Tulsa he pitched a couple of innings and gave up 3 or 4 runs and alot of walks. It may have been just a bad game but he doesn’t have a smooth pitching motion and to me it looked like he’s an arm injury waiting to happen. Fick is not a hard thrower and can’t really think of anything exceptional about him( a pitch to contact pitcher) but he did have a good ERA which is saying something in the Texas League ballparks. If he hadn’t had 1 bad game he wouldn’t have an ERA at all.

By: jjray

jjray — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:56:57 +0000

It will be interesting to see what happens with Jarrett Hoffpauir. He starts the year at age 26 with virtually no chance to make the big club. Moving Skip to 2B, the acquisition of Lugo and his inability to play any position but 2B shut the door. T. Greene also plays 2B. So he’s blocked from moving up and has pressure from below in the form of Descalso. Descalso needs to play every day at 2B next season, period. For Hoffpauir’s sake, I hope he gets released and then picked up by a team thin at 2B. There are plenty out there. If Hoff stays at Memphis for the 2010 season, then it should be as a 3B.

By: LOOGY

LOOGY — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:55:55 +0000

mike, by any chance did you see king, mulligan, or fick pitch after their last season call ups? scouting reports on king are nasty and mulligan and fick put up good numbers.

By: RobertoRydeWagner

RobertoRydeWagner — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:52:50 +0000

Descalso and Henley are gamers, more durable than Hamilton and Jones. Hoffpauir will be traded this winter to get him out of the way.

Rapoport and De Jesus have the long term potential to reach AAA for some organization. Kozma will be a ML player.