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Gotta play him to build up his horrible trade potential.

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Makes no sense. He was supposed to work on something whenthey sent him down. No way he's already done that in a couple weeks. This team makes very odd decisions.

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AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:Makes no sense. He was supposed to work on something whenthey sent him down. No way he's already done that in a couple weeks. This team makes very odd decisions.
How hard it is to listen to the advice - "Don't swing at balls?" He is fixed and will rake when he returns. (do I really need the blue font?)

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wart57 wrote:
AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:Makes no sense. He was supposed to work on something whenthey sent him down. No way he's already done that in a couple weeks. This team makes very odd decisions.
How hard it is to listen to the advice - "Don't swing at balls?" He is fixed and will rake when he returns. (do I really need the blue font?)
Well, they apparently sent him down specifically to work with George Greer. A week after that, they promoted George Greer to Memphis, so Grichuk followed suit.

I think the thought is to bring Grichuk up for Tuesday only as the emergency 26th player allowed for double headers and then plop him back on the roster at Memphis to continue working with George.

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Any chance that demotion was partly disciplinary? Never heard of any issues with Grichuk but I wonder.

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ghostrunner wrote:Any chance that demotion was partly disciplinary? Never heard of any issues with Grichuk but I wonder.
Didn't he get a slap on the wrist a while back for being late to meetings, or something?

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He's going to get a run of playing time. This is similar to the promise that was made to him at the end of last season and then he took off. Remember the Cardinals sided with more playing time for Grichuk than signing Carlos Gomez, because they thought, hey, let's see if Grichuk is Carlos Gomez, or something like him. They did that, and there's more of that coming, based on the comments. There is one caveat, and it's an important one: Pham. It is entirely likely that he'll continue to get playing time too because he's produced, so it could be a 60/40 split, or it could be three into two positions if the Cardinals see Piscotty needing time or starting to flag in production.

That seems odd to write about a player the Cardinals currently have hitting No. 3.
by Derrick Goold 3:15 PM

Derrick, could you discuss the Grichuck situation: Mo's sink or swim comment, what's in store in your opinion?
by Craig 3:13 PM

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Randal isn't exactly wiping the floor with AAA pitchers yet. He's hitting .267/.267/.333/.600 in 15 AB's in Memphis. 4 hits, 5 strikeouts, 0 walks. One of those 4 hits was an XBH.

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It could be Grichuk because they're not exactly swimming in alternatives.

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Hoot45 wrote:Randal isn't exactly wiping the floor with AAA pitchers yet. He's hitting .267/.267/.333/.600 in 15 AB's in Memphis. 4 hits, 5 strikeouts, 0 walks. One of those 4 hits was an XBH.
Yuck. If it's lesson time for Randy, he can't be coming up.

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