8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
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8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
Indians vs Cardinals
7:15 PM CT - August 28, 2020
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Cardinals Broadcasts: FSMW or KMOX 1120 (FS1 out of market)
Indians Broadcasts: SportsTime Ohio or WTAM 1100
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
No history for the Cardinals against McKenzie; who is making his second start after his ML debut on 8/22
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
Monday's Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching, and the Cardinals must answer a series of questions within the roster before looking at outside additions. After a COVID-19 outbreak affected a third of their roster and paused the schedule for two weeks, the Cardinals hope that reinforcements coming back from the COVID-19 injured list will boost the roster heading into the final month of the season.
There are complications for every team heading into the Deadline, but the Cardinals’ include that they have played 21 games entering Thursday -- or just over a quarter of the schedule -- as well as how many roster decisions they have to make when some players do return. The Cardinals have 46 players on their 40-man roster because players on the COVID-19 injured list do not have to count against that number. But when those players return to the active roster, the St. Louis must make a transaction on the 40-man roster and 60-man player pool. Last week, the team put pitcher Alvaro Seijas on waivers to get him off the 40-man and out of the player pool to create room for Yadier Molina's return.
The Cardinals have eight more players on the COVID-19 injured list to return to the Majors or the alternate training site camp in Springfield, Mo. Removing a player from the 40-man roster is the same process as in previous years: he can be designated for assignment, put on waivers, released or traded. Thus, part of the Cardinals’ Trade Deadline could include trading players who helped them return to their schedule.
“I think we’d be open to anything because at some point, we’ll have to create room,” president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said. “That’s why we’re not going to be silent through all of this or close-minded. … Our mindset would be we’d be looking to add, but where do we do that and how do we do it? There are a lot of questions.”
Buy/sell/hold: Hold
The Cardinals will be in talks around the industry to see who’s available and measure whether deals are right for them. But the team doesn’t expect to be overly active, hoping first to get the COVID-19 injured list players back.
“As we’re looking at the trading deadline for us right now, it’s really probably most important to get healthy,” Mozeliak said. “It’s a really small sample size with what our team’s been through. Making these types of decisions is going to be very challenging. And I think for us it’s probably going to be hard to be overly active at the trading deadline, but if things get more intriguing, maybe there’s something we can consider. But at this point, the team that we get when we’re healthy is probably the team that we have.”
What they want: Pitching
Or a fully healthy club. But if you’re looking to add, pitching is at a premium this year. And the Cardinals need pitchers who can give them innings, with eight doubleheaders still on the schedule, including Thursday’s against the Pirates.
As always, the Cardinals are not willing to deal their top prospects, like Dylan Carlson or Nolan Gorman. There are other prospects on the 40-man that they could move: young pitchers who helped them return, such as Ryan Meisinger or Nabil Crismatt, or outfield depth like Justin Williams.
The Cardinals expect to be competitive with the team they have when they’re healthy, so a blockbuster deal is pretty unlikely. But if the price and value are right, moves could happen based on the roster complications mentioned above.
“I think the bigger question is what’s the value proposition or how do you think about adding someone,” Mozeliak said. “Typically, when it’s July 31, you’re adding help for the last two months of the season. Theoretically, in this one, you’re almost getting half a season because the number of games that you play relative to late July and August. And in the Cardinals' case, it’s over half a season.”
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
I would like to win a baseball game tonight.
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
bunch of crap all over the place...only 3 games behind the cubs as they've gone 5-5 in their last 10 games also
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
Still [expletive] around with Ponce.
Why not give Gomber a start?
Why not give Gomber a start?
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
Hopefully McKenzie is wild tonight because he's got some nasty stuff.
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Re: 8/28 GDT: Indians(McKenzie) vs Cardinals(Ponce de Leon) 7:15 PM CT
THIS ALL DAMN DAY. Tonight's Forecast: more high fastballs(not strikes), high pitch counts before recording 6 outs, and no control of offspeed pitches.Fat_Bulldog wrote: ↑August 28 20, 11:00 amStill [expletive] around with Ponce.
Why not give Gomber a start?