2023 thread. Walker makes the roster. I'll update the rosters and opening day lineup when its official
2023 Opening Day Lineup
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Donovan 2B
Nootbar RF
Goldschmidt 1B
Arenado 3B
Wilson Contreras C
Tyler O'Neill LF
Gorman DH
Jordan Walker RF
Tommy Edman SS
2022 Opening Day roster.
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The Cardinals anticipated 26-player Opening Day roster projects as follows, but will not become official until Thursday, March 30:
PITCHERS (13): Jack Flaherty-RHP, Giovanny Gallegos-RHP, Ryan Helsley-RHP, Jordan Hicks-RHP, Steven Matz-LHP, Miles Mikolas-RHP, Jordan Montgomery-LHP, Packy Naughton-LHP, Andre Pallante-RHP, Chris Stratton-RHP, Zack Thompson-LHP, Drew VerHagen-RHP, and Jake Woodford-RHP;
CATCHERS (2): Willson Contreras and Andrew Knizner;
INFIELDERS (6): Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan, Tommy Edman, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Gorman and Taylor Motter;
OUTFIELDERS (5): Alec Burleson, Dylan Carlson, Lars Nootbaar, Tyler O’Neill and Jordan Walker;
INJURED LIST (3): Paul DeJong-INF, Wilking Rodríguez-RHP, Adam Wainwright-RHP.
For the new Cardinal fans that joined the Planet since last year, here are some of the historical threads going back to 2006.
BREAKING: Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.
BREAKING: Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Hicks, 27, is expected to work as a starter after spending the majority of his career in the bullpen.
Maybe Bryan Price can get more out of him tha we could. It doesn't much matter if you're throwing heat at 104 if it's straight down the middle or way out of the zone. [Reply]
Originally Posted by raybec 4:
Maybe Bryan Price can get more out of him tha we could. It doesn't much matter if you're throwing heat at 104 if it's straight down the middle or way out of the zone.
In the 2011 WS run we had a pitcher throwing 98 and that was considered so fast that most hitters can’t catch up with that speed. Now, they can catch up to a 104 mph pitch if it’s flat. [Reply]
Hicks fastball isn't flat. Or anything resembling it.
He just has command problems. If he took 5 mph off his stuff and could place it, he'd be Spencer Strider. He just can't hit the glove. If he needs to throw a strike, he can and it's probably a cock-shot. And if he's trying to waste a pitch, it's probably to the backstop. If he's throwing it at the black, god knows where it will end up.
It's just a complete inability to command his pitches. The raw stuff is some of the best in baseball history. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Hicks fastball isn't flat. Or anything resembling it.
He just has command problems. If he took 5 mph off his stuff and could place it, he'd be Spencer Strider. He just can't hit the glove. If he needs to throw a strike, he can and it's probably a cock-shot. And if he's trying to waste a pitch, it's probably to the backstop. If he's throwing it at the black, god knows where it will end up.
It's just a complete inability to command his pitches. The raw stuff is some of the best in baseball history.
Watch...he will flourish outside of this organization [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother:
Watch...he will flourish outside of this organization
Was largely the same guy in Toronto.
Any changes are gonna be slow coming, IMO. He's just gotta get a different mindset and man, that's awfully tough to ask of a kid that throws shit that works like his does.
"Hey, I know you have arguably the most incredible fastball the world has ever seen but...what if you didn't?"
We can sit here from our chairs and know that he'd be better of trading velocity for command. But man, if I threw 104 mph with slider movement like he does, I'd be pretty hard to get through as well.
And hey, it got him $44 million guaranteed. That's generational wealth, Holmes. Hard to argue with the results... [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Guaranteed. That's generational wealth, Holmes. Hard to argue with the results...
Yeah, if you can throw a 100 mph fastball for a strike. You will get generational wealth after your rookie deal. As they should. Baseball has plenty of money. Some teams, like ours just don't like to spend it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by seclark:
Dropping piss cakes in the urinals around the stadium would be a good job for Mo. especially during the 7th inning stretch.
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He can go change the piss cakes at Patty O's or Horseshoe. Get him out of Busch Stadium. [Reply]
