Comments on: Daily Farm Report – 7/14/12

By: RCHIII

RCHIII — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:43:43 +0000

Is QC’s bullpen so good, they don’t need a situational Lefty like Stoppelman? PB too? The kid may not make the Bigs, but Short A doesn’t look like where he belongs to me.

By: RCHIII

RCHIII — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:41:38 +0000

I would give up a few strike-outs for a couple more innings……

By: RCHIII

RCHIII — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:54:50 +0000

Rosenthal showed well in short stints in ST. I’m not saying that prepares him for a MLB regular season, but his tools would seem to lend themselves to BP duty….I mean he has the same velocity as Motte with more pitches. If he doesn’t struggle, I expect that he will stick and they will groom him from there just like they did with Waino and Lynn.

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:41:40 +0000

Woohoo! The Rosentrain cometh….ALL ABOARD!

By: jjray

jjray — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:05:22 +0000

Good point as I forgot about Cleto, although he was already on the 40 roster so an option year had been burned already.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:02:07 +0000

Cleto was promoted from AA just last season

By: jjray

jjray — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:04:35 +0000

Wow! I’ve been agitating to promote Rosenthal to AAA so he can help the big club in 2013. JMo said I’ll see your 2013 and raise 2012. Seems like a bit of a panic move. The last time I remember the Cards promoting a pitcher from AA mid-season to the big club was Dan Haren in 2003. Perhaps in the organization’s search to trade for pitching, other clubs keep asking for Rosenthal (requested price for Dempster from Chicago?). The organization may be thinking the main problem is the bullpen and Rosenthal might be able to help right now without having to trade him for help. Getting swept by the Reds may also have nudged JMo away from trading away one of our top 5 prospects for short term help. If Rosenthal gives the bullpen a lift it might buy time for Garcia to come back, which then makes Joe Kelly available for the bullpen.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:01:21 +0000

The more you think about that draft, the more absurd it seems:

* 3 potential starting pitchers (Miller, Kelly, Rosenthal)

* 4 potential ML regulars (Adams, Carpenter, Jackson, Garcia)

* perhaps a couple of useful relievers (Stock, Butler, etc.)

Of course it won’t rival that amazing Dodgers draft in 1968, when they got Garvey, Cey, Lopes, Buckner, and a few others. But it could be the best in Cardinals history if most of these guys reach their potential.

By: DT Flush

DT Flush — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:06:27 +0000

Now the 2009 draft class has now produced 4 players that have already or will make there debuts. Rosenthal who recently got promoted, Kelly, Carpenter, and Adams.

Waiting in the wings. Miller, Stock, Jackson, Anthony Garcia, Butler, and Hernandez. The 2009 draft was an A+.

By: DT Flush

DT Flush — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:39:37 +0000

Per Rains “The Cardinals will promote Trevor Rosenthal to the big league bullpen tomorrow. #stlcards”