Comments on: Daily Farm Report 8/23/2011

By: Travis F

Travis F — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:01:30 +0000

I understand your sentiment. His success has coincided with the team success over the last 8 or so years. That said, Rosenthal’s comment about the Brewers being the anti-Cardinals struck me as interesting. It seems that this team has been all business and no fun for a while. Why is that? Is it LaRussa? Team leaders Carpenter and Pujols? We made moves to help the team chemistry in the off-season, essentially eliminating irritants to those three guys. It helped early, but I wonder if the glowing articles from earlier in the year could still be written. If there are continued problems after removing the “irritants” maybe they weren’t the problem to begin with. This will be an interesting off-season to say the least.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:39:17 +0000

The heart of a team with no heart?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:04:43 +0000

Someone article suggested that Carp doesn’t believe the team will pick up the option and will be letting him go. I’m hoping they see the value in him for a nother 2 or 3 years and tries to turn the 15 mil option to 2 years 22 or 3 years 33. Carp mentored Waino and I hope for him to mentor Shelby Miller also. This last few months shows me that Carp still has it and can also battle even when he doesn’t have his best stuff. IMO he’s has been the heart of the Cardinals this year.

By: bc

bc — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:12:38 +0000

Ownership could afford Pujols, Berkman and Carp but it would necessitate not wasting money on the likes of Theriot, Franklin, Skip, McClellan, Miller, Laird, Batista, etc. But doubtful the team can wean itself from such players.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:42:48 +0000

I go with adams. maybe its im being bias since watching him play a lot and he has been a beast all year at the plate.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:39:41 +0000

Yea the range and ability thing is what I have seen in the 15 or so games i’ve seen in play at Springfield. He makes plays look easy that anyone else would have trouble with. I havent seen wild throws or anything, hes a above average defender at shortstop and only has so many errors because he is able to get to more balls than most shortstops.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:20:47 +0000

I don’t think it’s a Pujols-or-Berkman matter; I think it’s a Berkman-or-Carpenter. (Unless ownership is willing to bump payroll by $8-10M.)

More to the point, would & should ownership want Carp back at $15M next year? I’m on the fence.

By: BigJawnMize

BigJawnMize — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:05:46 +0000

I assume that Jackson not being a B would lead to a bump in the PTBL from Toronto.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:49:07 +0000

Pujols and Berkman would seem to need to be independent decisions since Pujols probably sign late and Berkman most likely won’t want to wait until Pujols sign to know his future.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:36:31 +0000

I just wish I had a better way to update people on injuries. I don’t like posts on them since I rarely get the info first hand or in a timely fashion.