The Cardinals

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Now begins the Cardinal fan speculation that they'll be landing Quintana for Kelly,Bader and Adams and whatever else is blocked or invaluable to them.

 

Not just fans...But it's purely speculation. The White Sox smartest move would be to wait until the deadline and line up as many suitors possible and chose between 4 or 5 different team's packages of prospects.

 

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/sl-cardinals/heyman-cardinals-sleeper-quintana/

 

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-cardinals-reportedly-in-mix-for-white-soxs-jose-quintana/

 

All the other teams expressing an interest in Quintana have also intimated that the price is off the charts. The only starting point the Cardinals have is Reyes, and even he might not be a good enough lead piece with the TJS.

[David]

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60672

 

I present this for your enjoyment.

 

I'm not sure what I love most...the part where this is actually a question being asked only semi-facetiously, that, despite it seeming absurd (the idea that two decent MLB teams couldn't combine for a better roster than ours) it's being seriously discussed, or the part where TT came in and was like NOPE.

[CubmanPi]

It's going to be great when Willson guns down 3-4 Cardinals in the opening series.

 

The Javy tags will be glorious.

 

He's gonna hit 6 dongs this series.

[NonProfitCow]

 

The Cardinals are going to be paying a catcher over $18 million for his age 37 season.

 

They are going to be paying Fowler and Molina $35 million.

 

Come the historic FA class of 2018/2019 I suspect they're going to regret this massively.

They're the most profitable team in MLB. They can spend with the big clubs if needed, they just don't.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

I can't stop laughing about the Molina contract. They're never going to catch us.

[mikeyt34]

"The key is to pay for future performance, not past performance"

 

-Theo Nathaniel Epstein

10/25/11

[David]

Cards are announcing an extension for Piscotty

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Good for them. Gotta keep that core in tact if they want to finish within 20 games of the Cubs.

[Banedon]

Cards are announcing an extension for Piscotty

 

6 years with an option for 7th.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

33 million ain't too bad. that'll get him a lot of booze

[Banedon]

So....why did they do this deal?

 

He wasn't a FA till 2022 anyway. They aren't getting any extra years of control.

[CubInOK]

So....why did they do this deal?

 

He wasn't a FA till 2022 anyway. They aren't getting any extra years of control.

Wait, did they just unilaterally give the guy a raise? Hahahahahahahahahaha.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

They bought out a year of Free Agency with an option for a 2nd.

[David]

from what i understand and have heard/seen from cardinal fans, he's really been struggling with his swing mechanics too

[Banedon]

They bought out a year of Free Agency with an option for a 2nd.

 

Ok, I knew the option was one...bad math on my part though on the other year.

[UMFan83]

They bought out a year of Free Agency with an option for a 2nd.

 

Ok, I knew the option was one...bad math on my part though on the other year.

 

They might also believe that he could overperform the next few years and would end up paying more for his later arb years if they went year to year.

[Cubswin11]

He's already 26, why not just ride it out? It's not like they locked him for more prime years than they already had. It seems like even if he would hit his top end projections they are saving maybe a few million if they would've have just gone to arbitration with him

[David]

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[Banedon]

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Haha, the big deal that's being made out of this is absolutely hilarious.

[d_money]

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Haha, the big deal that's being made out of this is absolutely hilarious.

Mike Pence approves.

[David]

Just happened upon this old picture of Matheny from when he was playing

 

jesus christ it's easy to forget how roided up everyone was

[Banedon]

[MWV]

Just happened upon this old picture of Matheny from when he was playing

 

jesus christ it's easy to forget how roided up everyone was

Did Matheny get a Darryl Kile tattoo?

[treebird]

Just happened upon this old picture of Matheny from when he was playing

 

jesus christ it's easy to forget how roided up everyone was

Did Matheny get a Darryl Kile tattoo?

 

no that's actually a birthmark

[mul21]

Just happened upon this old picture of Matheny from when he was playing

 

jesus christ it's easy to forget how roided up everyone was

Did Matheny get a Darryl Kile tattoo?

 

He just loves ketchup.