Comments on: The Cast of the 2012 Texas League Champions

By: illinoiscardinalfan

illinoiscardinalfan — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:31:19 +0000

I agree. Offering Lohse arbitration looks like a no brainer after the season he has had.

By: Indiana Cardinal

Indiana Cardinal — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:41:58 +0000

I agree with Tackle Box that offering Lohse the necessary qualifying offer would not be a bad thing. If he accepted $13 million that would not be a terrible pitcher to have at that price for one year. It would clog up things but that could be dealt with.

However the possibility of Lohse and his agent, Borat, accepting a one year contract after the year Lohse has had is ZERO.

Finally the offer is required to be made fairly early before other teams start negotiating for free agents. I believe the Cards will make the offer, Borat will reject it and Lohse wiill sign elsewhere for at least 3 years at $15 million. You are NOT going to believe the contracts being given for players not as good as Lohse. The money will be flowing this offseason.

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:25:31 +0000

Interesting article by Beyond the boxscore.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/10/5/3443558/mlb-prospects-scouting-sabermetrics

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:16:50 +0000

MLB Compeitive Balance Lottery tooks place in July.

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:35:02 +0000

correct.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:32:50 +0000

Hasn’t the lottery for the small-market slots already been held, with the result that the Cardinals didn’t get one? Purely by chance, of course.

By: UofIx3

UofIx3 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:08:50 +0000

John Sickel’s Minor League Baseball site does a review of Austin Wilson, the Stanford OF the Cards drafted in the 12th round in 2010, but couldn’t sign.

http://www.minorleagueball.com/mlb-bonus-baby/2012/10/5/3450976/2013-draft-profile-austin-wilson-of-stanford

By: Tackle Box

Tackle Box — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:30:15 +0000

See, I don’t think that one more year of Kyle Lohse at are 13M is such a bad thing, but I am sure that making that qualifying offer would scare other teams away making that offer more an offer for him to return to the Cardinals as opposed to a good enough outcome if he’s unable to find a better deal.

It’s like they just took a ton of avenues teams had to make the draft interesting.

Also, I think you forgot to mention the possibility of that extra pick the Cardinals could get because they’re a small market team.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:11:06 +0000

BA has its first look at the order of the 2013 draft:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/2012/10/a-look-at-the-initial-2013-draft-order/

As it stands, the Cards have 3 picks in the top 100: #20, #56, and #93.

It’s going to take a while to get used to the new free-agent-compensation rules. The Cards can move up if teams ahead of them sign free agents and lose their picks. They can also gain a pick at the end of the first round if they make Lohse a qualifying offer and he signs elsewhere.

I’m sure we’ll be reading a lot about that in the next month or two. In the past the Cards haven’t shown much stomach for risk. I can’t remember them offering arb to any free agent since Pedro Guerrero unless they either wanted him back or were sure he wouldn’t accept. You have to figure that Lohse wants a multiyear deal.

But if the Cards offer him whatever they have to — $13 million? more? — and no one wants him enough to offer multiple years at a higher AAV and the loss of a draft pick, why wouldn’t he take the money on the table?

By: Charles M. Burns

Charles M. Burns — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:03:50 +0000

The Cardinals have re-signed Tommy Pham. I wonder what type of injury will end his season next year.