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Nzoner's Game Room>2018 STL Cardinals Thread
BigRedChief 05:51 PM 01-02-2018
Opening day lineup

Fowler RF
Pham CF
Carpenter 3B
Ozuna LF
Martinez 1B
Molina C
Dejong SS
Wong 2B
Pitcher

Edit:
Matheny fired 07/14/2018




Opening Day Roster
Spoiler!

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Miles 08:37 PM 02-09-2018
Apparently they only spend big on shitty back of rotation guys like leake.
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VAChief 08:45 PM 02-09-2018
Mega deals for starters don’t have a great track record.
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BigRedChief 09:07 AM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by Miles:
Apparently they only spend big on shitty back of rotation guys like leake.
Originally Posted by VAChief:
Mega deals for starters don’t have a great track record.
This!

These deals for 30-32 year old pitchers just dont fit us. They never work out. We should not be sacrificing later to win this year. This isn't our year to make a push.

the only one we ever missed out on was Scherzer's contract 7/$210 million. That off season it seemed that we were not hurting for pitching that year but having a local kid back..... missed opportunity.

Next year with Reyes at full speed our minor league pitching maturing, I think combining that with us sign/spending some money for offense, we will be competitive again.
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jd1020 10:48 AM 02-10-2018
I dont think either Arrieta or Darvish is looking at a "mega deal."

I think 5 years is probably what they'll get, maybe 6 with an option, and an opt out somewhere in there. Less than a Jon Lester deal.
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Rams Fan 11:06 AM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by jd1020:
Not sure why the Cardinals are so damn loyal to Wainwright and aren't being linked to either Arrieta or Darvish. Maybe they are just holding out for Kershaw next year because the Dodgers are clearly going to let him walk away after he opts out.
It's simple.

Wainwright is a franchise icon. With his production. The last 2 years, really 3, he his production hasn't been that good.

Cardinals FO is perfectly fine with letting him and Yadi right into the sunset, like they would've if the Angels weren't stupid.
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jd1020 11:15 AM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
Wainwright is a franchise icon. With his production. The last 2 years, really 3, he his production hasn't been that good.
Understatement of the century. He's been awful. Mike Leake was a better option. Loyal to a fault.
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Rams Fan 11:32 AM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by jd1020:
Understatement of the century. He's been awful. Mike Leake was a better option. Loyal to a fault.
I am not disagreeing.

This can be seen from other teams as well.

Jeter and the Yankees, David Wright and the Mets, Todd Helton and the Rockies.
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BigRedChief 01:09 PM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by jd1020:
I dont think either Arrieta or Darvish is looking at a "mega deal."

I think 5 years is probably what they'll get, maybe 6 with an option, and an opt out somewhere in there. Less than a Jon Lester deal.
thats the problem. That’s not a “reasonable” contract. A team guarantees an aging player in your prime money into their mid 30’s. What pitcher was in their prime in their mid-30’s? And if somehow they have a couple of good years, they can move on to a better contract.

Teams are guaranteeing everything and giving them a no trade clause. There is no cost to the player if it goes bad, only to the team.

Now, this only applies to these 30+ year old players that are wanting long term deals. <30 are still making bank.
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bdj23 02:01 PM 02-10-2018
Cubs sign Yu Darvish to 6/150 million
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Miles 03:26 PM 02-10-2018
So much for suspecting he may get something more reasonable due to the market. Fuck that.
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Hoover 03:37 PM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by BDj23:
Cubs sign Yu Darvish to 6/150 million
Actually 6/126
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jd1020 05:02 PM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by Hoover:
Actually 6/126
Originally Posted by BDj23:
Cubs sign Yu Darvish to 6/150 million
For Darvish to reach $150M he would have to earn multiple Cy Young awards. I would say $21M/yr for Darvish when guys like Samardzija are getting 18 is pretty reasonable.

If he does earn that $24M incentive then you really cant argue he wasnt worth the money.
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bdj23 05:07 PM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by Hoover:
Actually 6/126
Draftkings Live originally reported 6/150. My bad.
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Miles 07:01 PM 02-10-2018
6/126 actually seems like a decent deal but sounds like they gave an opt out after just 2 seasons.
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jd1020 07:30 PM 02-10-2018
Originally Posted by Miles:
6/126 actually seems like a decent deal but sounds like they gave an opt out after just 2 seasons.
Dont see him exercising that opt out unless the Dodgers or Yankees become players for him again, since those teams were his first choice but they didnt want to exceed the luxury cap. I can't imagine him making more money over the next 4 years with a new deal unless he goes ape shit, which I wont complain about.
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