Comments on: An Average Expectation of Matt Carpenter

By: tg

tg — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:02:52 +0000

Athletic Nation offered up a different suggestion aside from M.Carp

“Aaron Miles

by Copenhagen on Feb 27, 2012″

So at least our depth isn’t that atrocious…

By: hugecardsfan

hugecardsfan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:37:21 +0000

I’m with you. Skip Schumaker won’t hurt this team. He can only help it. That won’t be true in a few years but it is now. If another player is ready to take Schumaker’s spot, let him prove it in ST. $1.5M/yr would be easy enough to foist on another club.

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:05:03 +0000

I am not sure I agree with that.

I really don’t see any guys at AAA that are ready. Besides, I don’t like labeling guys as “role player” at an early age.

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:55:00 +0000

I agree completely and what stands out, and I’m a big Schumaker guy, but he really didn’t need to be resigned with Carpenter & Descalso one year older. Now we’ve given him a two year deal and taken multiple opportunities off the table for guys who don’t have much left to prove at AAA.

That said, I thought we would have definitely traded either Cox or Carpenter this offseason so what do I know

By: illinoiscardinalfan

illinoiscardinalfan — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:47:18 +0000

My problem with the super utility player idea is that Carpenter doesn’t have any experience at ss or 2nd base, nor the speed to play CF. Craig will be 2nd in line at 1st base and the corner outfield spots fairly quickly so he is super utility player number one, than and we have Schumaker in the outfield, who can play CF, 2nd and 1st, Greene, who can play all the infield spots and CF, Descalso who can play all the infield spots. Do we really need another utility player? You can’t get on base if you’re not playing.

Hello, Billy, yes this kids ready to go. Let’s put together a list of prospects that we are interested in.

By: Harknights

Harknights — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:58:01 +0000

I wonder how many times Billy Beane has called asking about him?

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:07:00 +0000

Good post.

I think third base is a misunderstood position in baseball. ITs part of the reason why so few are in the Hall of fame.

I never like the idea that third base HAS to be a power position. I have no problem witht the Bill Muellers. I would take him over a .250 hitting/20 home run/high K/low ab guy.

Here is a good comparison. Who would/could be better; Ian Stewart of MAtt Carpenter?

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:55:35 +0000

Good arguments, AZ. I’m curious to see how things play out this spring. With Craig recovering faster than expected, there doesn’t seem to be an immediate and obvious place for Carp, beyond maybe a week or two on the bench.

OTOH, if anything happens to Freese, it’ll be interesting to see if Matheny opts for Descalso’s defense or Carp’s offense.

By: Wade

Wade — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:35:57 +0000

I do agree that he could play in the majors now, but I am against him learning to be a utility player while in the majors. I would rather he start in AAA at a different position every day to get a grasp and then he can be ready for a call up.