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Originally Posted by jd1020
I dont think you would be offered Sheffield or Andujar.
Sheffield is 22 in AAA and dominating with 2 plus pitches.
Andujar is their starting 3B with no one to really replace him.
Florial probably ends up like a poor mans version of Billy Hamilton. Poor bat. Less speed. Less defense.
The ship has sailed on Clint Frazier being a thing. He hasn't shown anything in the majors.
So I could see Frazier + Florial. I just don't see how its valuable to the Cardinals.
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Frazier is 23 and has all of 180 at-bats. Saying he’s “past being a thing” is incredibly premature. All the tools are still present for him to be a high OBP, high power corner bat with good speed.
Your scouting report on Florial is also way off. He put up an .855 OPS in the Sally league at 19 while playing premium CF defense and also being a major threat on the basebaths. He’s fast and plays Cf, which is about all he has in common with Hamilton.
Those are both outstanding prospects, though they wouldn’t be great fits for the Cardinals with their glut of young OF.
Andujar would have to be the centerpiece, and if the Yankees plan to go after Machado in the offseason is expendable.