Comments on: Jeff Luhnow to be Houston Astros GM

By: BigRob

BigRob — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:10:41 +0000

Wow, I guess I missed that.

That’s a shame. He had a very good arm. Luckily RH relief isn’t a problem of ours. Thanks for the info!

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:04:40 +0000

Btw, I was as big on Corpas as anyone. He was said to have had a major league quality slider already.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:03:54 +0000

BR – you must have missed it but Corpas was released. A combination of shoulder injury and legal problems (charged with assault in the QC area).

By: Franklin

Franklin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:51:50 +0000

I was wondering if an injury played a part in his 2011 line too, but it doesn’t matter now. He was released for what appears to be off field issues. He was arrested toward the end of the season for assault with injury, false imprisonment and obstruction of emergency communications.

http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/1104908.html

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/12/minor-league-transactions-dec-9-14-2/

When you click on a pitcher profile you usually want to see him in a wind up, not a mugshot. I remember Luhnow talking about him and Oscar in the same interview, too. Pity.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:26:07 +0000

There’s a great name from a few years ago. I specifically remember Jeff Luhnow talking about him on a radio show one morning. I believe he was asked a question about who are some lesser known names in the minors (he may have even mentioned Oscar Taveras in this part of the interview). Anyway, one name he said was Corpas. Said he was closing out games down there and had a couple of pitches that could grow to be real plus pitches. His fastball would sit in the mid-90s and his splitter showed signs of being a real plus offering with a little more consistancy.

I had followed him for a little while but it seemed like he was begining to struggle. I just went and looked at his stats for 2011 and his ERA in A ball was over 7. Makes me wonder if he had some arm problems or if he was working on a few things. This year will be a big one for him (assuming health). He will almost certainly begin the year in A ball again. Hopefully he can regain his form and become a viable late inning reliever prospect again.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:00:24 +0000

It’s a moot now, but had anyone read about what kind of upside Hector Corpas had? His ’09-’10 performance made him look like a potential ML reliever.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:11:28 +0000

Well, not really prospect stuff but minor league news. The Cards signed LH pitcher R.J Swindle and switch hitting OF Eugenio Velez. Both have major league experience and probably got Spring training invites.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:23:13 +0000

Oops, meant 2012 for Cox.

By: BigRob

BigRob — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:21:56 +0000

I have to agree with John here. It’s been nearly two weeks since anything new has been posted.

It would be nice to have something new to read about. I know this is a very busy time of year. I understand that this site may be the least of some’s worries, with everything that needs to be done between now and the end of the month. But maybe would could have a “General Discussion” thread started? You know, maybe try to center it around what the AAA team will look like next year, or maybe what impact Zack Cox will have on this organization in 2011.

Just a thought. Happy Holidays to all!

By: John I

John I — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:05:32 +0000

We are also going to have 5 picks in the first 50ish picks. How does the 2012 draft look? Are we going safe, risky, cheap with so many picks? Are we going to trade our system mid-season for the right player, if we are in the hunt, since we have so many picks? Who are 3-5 sleepers to keep an eye on that not many have heard about. Will Matt Adams ever start at first the the Cards? What is up with a two year deal with Furcal and how does that affect Ryan Jackson? Sorry, I am just digging for things now. But there is plenty to write about.