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05-24-2013, 06:23 PM | #931 | |
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05-24-2013, 07:55 PM | #932 | |
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Mott will not be ready next year. If he is, great.Does anyone think he is going to come out of spring training firing 98 mph fastballs all season without any issues? Mujica works out, great. Can we really count on him continuing his current success for 2 years? Rosenthal is the only option that I can see that could have success for the next 2 years. Our future starting rotations can be great without Rosenthal. We will trade some of our pitching. I disagree with that option but its reality. Young stud cost controlled pitching is how we can compete with $2 BILLION TV contracts. But, again realistically it will happen. I count 12 possible starters in the pitching pipeline, not counting future draft picks. Waino Miller Wacha Martinez Lynn Garcia Jenkins Maness Lyons Gast Swaggerty Westbrook (too many young arms. Mo may tolerate 3 youngsters but not 4 in a 5 man rotation next season.)
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05-24-2013, 07:59 PM | #933 | |
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05-24-2013, 08:19 PM | #934 |
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Thats still 10 for 5 spots. Waino, Miller and Wacha have 3 of those 5 locked up. And where is Martinez? Thats really 6 for 1 spot. Would you still use Rosenthal as a starter?
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05-24-2013, 08:26 PM | #935 | |
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You could make a fair case that the team would have been better off had they stretched him out and given him a starter's setup at the beginning of the season, calling him up when Gast got the call. I think we'd all also feel more comfortable about our rotation going forward, although the bullpen would be a ****ing disaster. With that said, I think that having him pitch a year in the pen isn't necessarily a bad thing for his development. It worked perfectly well for Wainwright in 2006, and although he isn't getting stretched out, he is getting used to major league hitting, and he's slowly learning how to pitch rather than throw. tl;dr: both viewpoints have merit.
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05-24-2013, 08:35 PM | #936 | |
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Gast is just a touch over replacement level as a starter, IMO, but he'll never be a great LHR because he doesn't have an effective breaking ball. **** Garcia in his labia meat shoulder. Wainwright Lynn Miller Wacha That leaves a fifth spot for Martinez, Rosenthal, Jenkins, or Swagerty. Swagerty is coming off of TJ surgery (still hasn't appeared in a game since '11) and is a 24 year old in ****ing A ball. Stop it. Jenkins is getting his ****ing teeth kicked in at A ball. Realistically, you have six legitimate guys for five spots, and that assumes that Martinez can continue to develop as a starter (and can handle the workload), and that Rosenthal can develop as a starter.
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05-24-2013, 08:48 PM | #938 | |
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2. Who argued differently?
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wasnt saying someone was thinking different. Just that its an obvious conclusion. But, watch, we will trade one of our studs at the trade deadline.
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Unless Westbrook just doesn't recover from injury, I would be surprised if we didn't pick up his option next year. Too many rookies/unknowns in the rotation going forward.
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05-24-2013, 08:54 PM | #941 |
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For what? This team is fairly stacked with position players. We're also going to add Carp and Wacha to the pitching staff (bullpen?) by the end of the year.
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I'd bet real money by the trading deadline next year that one of our young stud pitchers is traded. JFC. I'm strongly against trading any pitchers.
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05-24-2013, 09:09 PM | #943 |
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I'd be perfectly content with them moving Jenkins. I just don't see that kid ever developing, and I don't see them getting much of anything for him. I have no idea how he made the top 100 list this year.
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We don't get shit in the trade and we give up on a pitcher that one day could possibly be a #3-#5 MLB pitcher. Why not just hang on to him and see if it ever clicks?
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You guys watching the game. Here's a stat I heard scully say...........
When Lynn pitches and the Cardinals score 3 or more runs, he is 22-4 for his career. Seems massively good to me. Hamas, is that a high winning % for a #3 pitcher with 3 runs of support?
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