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.
I'm not sure that "do nothing" roster is better than today's, but it could be argued it isn't far off. The bullpen is definitely weaker, but the starters are probably stronger. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Dylan Carlson promoted to AAA; now among 4 other 20 yr olds at the AAA level. All of them are considered elite guys.
I told y'all he was gonna break out this season...
are you sure he shouldn’t be given Ozuna’s spot in LF next year? Seems to me that any level, no matter how much time he is there, he still smashes.
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Hitter of the Week: Dylan Carlson, OF
Stats (w/ Memphis): 4 G, 17 AB, 3 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K
After earning a promotion to Triple-A, the 20-year-old top prospect absolutely mashed in a four-game set against the division-leading Iowa Cubs. He was 7-for-17 with four extra-bas hits, launching his first Triple-A homer in the final game of the series. [Reply]
There's an interesting article in the Athletic that the Red Sox may have to trade Mookie Betts this offseason because of his signability and that the best fit to make the trade and dollars work would be the Cardinals. I don't see Mo pulling that off but one can dream. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marco Polo:
There's an interesting article in the Athletic that the Red Sox may have to trade Mookie Betts this offseason because of his signability and that the best fit to make the trade and dollars work would be the Cardinals. I don't see Mo pulling that off but one can dream.
Nah, don’t laugh. I could absolutely see Mo ship off Gorman, Carlson, and Fernandez for a year of Betts so the Dodgers can ‘come in at the 11th hour’ to sign him to a long term deal. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Nah, don’t laugh. I could absolutely see Mo ship off Gorman, Carlson, and Fernandez for a year of Betts so the Dodgers can ‘come in at the 11th hour’ to sign him to a long term deal.
If the Cardinals can make that deal happen without surrendering Carlson or Flaherty, I think it’s a must-make for them ... unless DeWitt is not willing to give him 8/300.
Dombrowski mifht be willing to take on Miller as part of the return, too, to ease some $$ burden for the Cardinals. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
If the Cardinals can make that deal happen without surrendering Carlson or Flaherty, I think it’s a must-make for them ... unless DeWitt is not willing to give him 8/300.
Dombrowski mifht be willing to take on Miller as part of the return, too, to ease some $$ burden for the Cardinals.
If you can get him signed, really any deal wouldn’t be too terrible. But Mo wouldn’t be able to sign him, so it doesn’t make any difference. [Reply]
Gorman being the higher rated but higher risk prospect would come in handy for the Cardinals in that situation, but with Devers at third, Gorman is limited to first only, which diminishes his value to them.
Flaherty's recent turnaround probably makes him their most untouchable asset, because he's pitching like an ace, then it's Carlson, then Gorman.
I just hope that fans realize that 2018 was a massive outlier, and that Betts is probably a 6 win player and not an 8-10 level Trout-type guy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Well if this team does anything well its run the bases. A 3 RBI bloop double. :-)
Heard on MLB that we are the 4th best team in baseball in defense and base running. No idea where that stat is from or how its measured but we got eyes, we can see its leap years ahead of the total embarrassment in those categories from last year. Last year we were that Braun play, [Reply]
