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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi
The Cardinals minor league system is better stocked than the Cubs. Cubs are utterly, totally, ****ed for the next half decade+.
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Part of the reason why the Cardinals are in the situation they're in currently is because they have no one ready in Memphis pitching wise aside from maybe Liberatore-who should be worth the wait and development. Offensively, there's Gorman in Memphis, who switched positions and is taking time getting adjusted to higher quality pitching. Herrerra in Springfield also seems promising. After that it's very underwhelming.
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
my thinking was on a curve. Liberatore/Gorman for Turner would have been a normal Mo trade. So trading shit for shit is at least better than that scenerio. No one has defended Mo in this thread for over a decade. We expect incompetence and inept FA picks.
No idea why you think Liberatore, Gorman, Herrera and Thompson are trash. We also get $40 million gain in salary from the Carp and Fowler contracts. Surely Dewitt will spend that money on a bat.
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Offense isn't really an issue in my mind. DeJong needs to stop playing like shit. Carpenter will be gone. Arenado/Goldschmidt/O'Neil/Carlson/Edman for the most part have been doing what's asked of them. Bader's actually hitting. Getting another bat won't hurt, but that's not the issue.
The rotation's been decimated by injury with no replacements what so ever. And they didn't go out in the offseason to invest in any solution.
Additionally, they declined Wong's option. They also are basically getting Arenado for free this season.