Cardinals announce 25-man Opening Day roster for the 2019 season.
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The Cardinals today announced their 25-man Opening Day roster that includes four first-time Cardinals and 13 players that were developed within their organization.
PITCHERS (12): 60 – John Brebbia-RHP, 22 – Jack Flaherty-RHP, 53 – John Gant- RHP, 49 – Jordan Hicks-RHP, 43 – Dakota Hudson- RHP, 55 – Dominic Leone-RHP, 59 – Mike Mayers- RHP, 21 – Andrew Miller-LHP, 39 – Miles Mikolas-RHP, 29 – Alex Reyes, RHP, 52 – Michael Wacha-RHP, 50 – Adam Wainwright- RHP;
CATCHERS (2): 4 -Yadier Molina, 32 – Matt Wieters;
INFIELDERS (6): 13 - Matt Carpenter, 12 – Paul DeJong, 46 – Paul Goldschmidt, 34 – Yario Muñoz, 33 – Drew Robinson, 16 – Kolten Wong;
DISABLED LIST (5): 27 - Brett Cecil (10-day, left hand Carpal Tunnel syndrome), 44 – Luke Gregerson (10-day, right shoulder impingement), 18 – Carlos Martínez (right shoulder cuff strain), 3 - Jedd Gyorko (10-day, right calf strain), 67 - Justin Williams (10-day, right hand 2nd metacarpal fracture).
2019 Opening Day Line up
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Starting lineup
Matt Carpenter 3B
Paul Goldschmidt 1B
Paul DeJong SS
Ozuna LF
Yadier Molina C
Dexter Fowler RF
Kolten Wong 2B
Harrison Bader CF
Won the Central Division. Won the NLDS.
NLDS Playoff roster
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Pitchers (12): Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty, Adam Wainwright, Dakota Hudson, Genesis Cabrera, Tyler Webb, Andrew Miller, John Brebbia, Daniel Ponce de Leon, Ryan Helsley, Giovanny Gallegos, Carlos Martinez.
Catchers (2): Yadier Molina, Matt Wieters.
Infielders (6): Paul Goldschmidt, Kolten Wong, Paul DeJong, Matt Carpenter, Tommy Edman, Yairo Munoz.
Outfielders (5): Marcell Ozuna, Harrison Bader, Dexter Fowler, Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena.
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Miller sux, pass it on.
luckily other parts of the team are going good. Not humming on all cylinders lots to improve on. Hicks :-) 104 on the black with an 88 mph slider he is throwing for a strike. Good luck with that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
Why has no Cardinal ever earholed that slandering, goggle-eyed fuck?
I’m against head hunting. There is no reason to take a chance to, on purpose, cause long term damage. A fastball to the ribs achieves the delivery of the same message. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
im against head hunting. There is no reason to take a chance to, on purpose, cause long term damage. A fastball to the ribs achieves the delivery of the same message.
Normally I would agree. Braun needs hit in the face. He is a piece of shit who ruined another guys life to protect his steroid abuse.
Do all the roids all you want, take your own personal risk if you dare, just don't ruin other people to cover your actions. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Ill be gawdamned if Fowler and Ozuna aren't producing lately. This has never happened at the same time or for any real stretch.
Be interesting to see what happens when Bader comes back. He hasn't produced for shit this year. Almost impossible to take Jose or Ozuna out of the lineup right now, and Fowler has been producing.
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Normally I would agree. Braun needs hit in the face. He is a piece of shit who ruined another guys life to protect his steroid abuse.
Do all the roids all you want, take your own personal risk if you dare, just don't ruin other people to cover your actions.
what he did to that innocent man deserved punishment from MLB. He should have been hit by a civil Lawsuit and made to pay for the lies he told about him to cover up his own misdeeds and disparaging his reputation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Be interesting to see what happens when Bader comes back. He hasn't produced for shit this year. Almost impossible to take Jose or Ozuna out of the lineup right now, and Fowler has been producing.
Who loses the ABs?
its already decided. From Saxon on the athletic
No matter how many multiple-hit games Martínez has been able to produce of late, he once again is headed for the bench, with Bader and his .179 batting average nudging him out. And though Fowler has expressed a preference for center field, he will be sliding back to right when Bader comes off the 10-day injured list.
To understand why the Cardinals would risk disrupting their hot offense, consider that they have been trying to fix their defense for the past four seasons. Bader wields their most valuable glove. Starting Bader over Fowler or Martínez will be the first major test this season of the team’s commitment to a defensive initiative that began last season under previous manager Mike Matheny.
“This is a guy who plays elite defense,” manager Mike Shildt said, “so we can’t forget that side of the ball.” [Reply]
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Bader has been the most valuable defensive player in the game this season aside from catchers J.T. Realmuto and Buster Posey, according to FanGraphs. His UZR/150 of 44.5 is the best in the major leagues. Fowler and Martínez are well-below-average defenders by virtually any metric.
