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 Marcellus:
September call ups should send him back to the bullpen. Why we are waiting on that is beyond me though.
Gotta see if Gomber can stretch back out.
He doesn't have an arsenal that's traditionally more difficult for lefties, but some lefties just don't see LHP very well so even an 'ordinary' lefty presents wrinkles for a team like LA, who has a monster on their hands in a lefty Bellinger and a couple of guys like Pederson and Seager who are in key roles but don't see lefties terribly well.
Bellinger and Muncy don't really have splits (at least not this season) but it at least gives them something different to look at. [Reply]
La Russa’s use of the pen in the 2011 postseason is now the norm. You can win a short series with an ace two serviceable starters and a deep versatile bullpen. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marco Polo:
Cardinals just taking it to the Brew Crew tonight. Of course Wainwright can’t get through four innings while up eight runs
And Carpenter is 0-4 with 3 Ks.
He'd be a bad hitter in AA and might struggle to play his way out of A+. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
And Carpenter is 0-4 with 3 Ks.
He'd be a bad hitter in AA and might struggle to play his way out of A+.
so he is a 2-24 rut for the last 120 games. Every once in a while he goes 2-3 or hits a home run. Don’t you see he’s nearing top 10 historical lists of Cardinal hitters. Come on man haven't you tasted his salsa? Tomorrow he starts his run of greatness. [Reply]
Originally Posted by VAChief:
La Russa’s use of the pen in the 2011 postseason is now the norm. You can win a short series with an ace two serviceable starters and a deep versatile bullpen.
and we do have a good bullpen even with losing Hicks. Gomber should be good for an inning to in the playoffs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Matt Carpenter needs ****ing DFA'd, dude is just a ****ing idiot and terrible baseball player.
how does that not get you benched? He’s just lost. An embrassnent to himself and the team. He just needs to pack it in for the year. Try again next year. Maybe he will bounce back to semi normal like Fowler. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
how does that not get you benched? He’s just lost. An embrassnent to himself and the team. He just needs to pack it in for the year. Try again next year. Maybe he will bounce back to semi normal like Fowler.
I have never seen a player with such high peaks and low valleys. When he is off he cant do ANYTHING right and has been way off for a full season. [Reply]
