Comments on: Steve Hill Called Up

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:35:45 +0000

Just for the record Hill had 68 starts at catcher in Springfield with 593 innings caught this year.

I believe Hill will end up in Memphis and one of the Memphis guys will be brought up if LaRue hits the DL.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:23:28 +0000

He’s only started 17 of 30 games at catcher this year. He’s 25. I imagine you could demote quite a few MLB backup catchers in their mid-20s to double-A and have them OPS .895. And obviously it’s key to his value that he can actually catch – the Cardinals don’t seem too convinced that he can. I guess time will tell – I’ll be very glad to be wrong!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:04:30 +0000

I tend to agree just because we don’t see him as a huge prospect doesn’t mean he may not ping on the radar of other teams. Many teams look for a offensive player first in a catcher. The Cardinals organization have different priorities and are willing to go with a great glove/light hitting catcher. Leading the Texas League in HR and RBI’s is pretty impressive for a catcher.

By: Mike G

Mike G — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:13:41 +0000

And some people also undervalue our prospects. Assuming he has shown some ability to catch by now, there are hardly two or three catchers in every system with his kind of power. That doesn’t make him the next Bench or Campanella, but he’s a long way from having no trade value.

By: jjray

jjray — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:37:21 +0000

Thanks for the info DB. Had he been able to play, I would have felt Anderson got the shaft with this move.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:02:12 +0000

I think karmaloop owes you some props.

By: db

db — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:24:07 +0000

that is true about the travel, but also Anderson took a foul ball off the helmet and is sitting out a couple of days

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:29:24 +0000

He has no trade value, so I can’t see him being “trade bait”. People really over-rate the value of our fringe prospects and non-prospects. Nobody is trading for a guy that there’s 2 or 3 of in every minor league system.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:48 +0000

im a genius

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:54:26 +0000

Remember that Yadi did get an unexpected day off Sunday. He’s probably good for a few more days while they sort out LaRue’s situation.

I’m glad to see Hill arrive, having touted him for quite some time (and no, we’re not related, to the best of my knowledge). Can’t help but wonder, though, whether this is a harbinger of dangling him as trade bait as soon as the LaRue business and the possible (likely) Molina suspension are sorted out.