He could be signed AND the school could be set ablaze.
But I really doubt the Cardinals go beyond inquiries here.
I'm simply quoting your post to pick on this topic. Jordan Hicks has a career high of 78 IP in his career, and honestly wasn't good. He threw 77 2/3 IP in the majors and then blew out the next year. Then threw 13 innings total the year after missing the entire year in 2020. This talk of Jordan Hicks being a starting pitcher next year is silly (from a FO perspective, not you personally).pioneer98 wrote: ↑October 7 21, 8:14 pmWe have potential rotation upside with healthy returns of Flaherty and Hudson along with making starters out of Reyes and Hicks.
They strengthened the bullpen with bargain bin pickups this year and I hope they don’t drop big years/dollars there. Learn from the Cecil debacle.
Giants aren't a juggernaut. They were like a 5% chance of making playoffs this year at the start.
That can't be the rotation. Just cringe looking at it. Hudson is overrated. I don't like this team relying on contact pitching so heavily. More strikeout guys please. Or guys with ultra-consistency. "Reclamation project" is the last thing this team needs IMO. We need proven guys.phins wrote: ↑October 8 21, 10:23 pmOn Paper Rotation:
Flaherty
Waino
Hudson
Mikolas
This team BADLY needs another starting pitcher in my mind. I'd be on the lookout for a veteran reclamation type who will accept a minor league deal as well, because I believe you need to plan for needing eight starters in a season and I don't see a viable amount of starting pitching depth with the Cardinals.
I must not have articulated my point very well. The capitalization I thought emphasized that I believe we need another starting pitcher, but perhaps not. The reclamation starter is in addition to a stud FA starting pitcher pickup. In addition to. I wouldn't stop at one signing.Big Amoco Sign wrote: ↑October 11 21, 10:36 amThat can't be the rotation. Just cringe looking at it. Hudson is overrated. I don't like this team relying on contact pitching so heavily. More strikeout guys please. Or guys with ultra-consistency. "Reclamation project" is the last thing this team needs IMO. We need proven guys.phins wrote: ↑October 8 21, 10:23 pmOn Paper Rotation:
Flaherty
Waino
Hudson
Mikolas
This team BADLY needs another starting pitcher in my mind. I'd be on the lookout for a veteran reclamation type who will accept a minor league deal as well, because I believe you need to plan for needing eight starters in a season and I don't see a viable amount of starting pitching depth with the Cardinals.
I am on the Stroman train, if we have to get another contact pitcher. He seems to be a Mike Leake type move this team could actually go for. His low homer rate is something Mo should really be into. He's basically Waino's 2021 output exactly.
My plan would be this:
FA Priority:
Mad Max
Stroman
Greinke
Not sure I look at any infielder. I love Carlos Correa and Corey Seager. They would be fun consistency on this team. I think Sosa and DeJong are huge question marks. Sosa repeating. Even Edman repeating any success seems slim. I see a dip with them and Waino. So we need to make up ground. Molina could also just fall off. Carlson likely goes from 2.5 WAR to 3.5 WAR. O'Neill may dip a bit too. Goldy too. 2B/SS is the spot to inject some consistency and potential boost. Look for Gorman to be the guy that makes up for some of the dips in offense.
I'd buy most of that.Big Amoco Sign wrote: ↑October 11 21, 10:23 amGiants aren't a juggernaut. They were like a 5% chance of making playoffs this year at the start.
And are the perfect example of why Mo is a bad President of Baseball operations.
They are so much more advanced in matchup-oriented baseball and gaming of the farm/rule five and prospect value than Cardinals. Farhan would have been such a big upgrade. Wish DeWitt went after him first.
Red Sox are another example of a team turning around without a teardown. Moneyball era = no excuses for Mo to do better with the payroll and money the Cardinals have.
Aim higher than Wild Card.