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Liberatore down!

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heyzeus wrote:
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Liberatore down!
He'll be back.

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Not impressed with Liberatore’s outing, Needs to work on his third pitch.

He doesn’t miss bats much. And they are rarely grounders.

Let’s give Thompson an audition now.

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Gorman really gets his money's worth. He's got the kind of bat speed that's even fast in slow motion.

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Optimistic Cards Fan: The Cardinals young hitters have looked really good so far this year. Do you think the Cardinals are potentially a top 5 hitting team with the infusion of these hitters plus there veteran hitters or is the team in a just played the Pirates and is actually pretty average at hitting spot?


Ben Clemens: I tihnk it’s a bit of both. The Pirates are really bad!

Ben Clemens: But Yepez and Gorman are good hitters. I really didn’t understand junking up the DH spot with veterans for a team with a lot of bat-first names near the majors. I get that it’s Pujols and the nostalgia is cool, and I’m even okay with that, but if it weren’t for the fact that he’s a living legend, I would have liked to see them sign no one and platoon rookies at DH
Jake: Thoughts on Liberatore’s first outing?


Ben Clemens: Didn’t catch it, but watched some highlights. PItches looked good, hard to calibrate things given he was facing the Pirates. I’m a bit worried about his command though

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He nibbled too much. Command wasn't there. Obviously it was one game, but I think it's pretty clear his stuff isn't electric enough to not need to master that.

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Joe Shlabotnik wrote:
May 22 22, 9:43 am
heyzeus wrote:
May 22 22, 9:11 am
Liberatore down!
He'll be back.
Well, that didn’t take long.

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brad penny for your thoughts
putting your cards fan hat on, what are your initial opinions/thoughts of liberatore and gorman?

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Gorman bops just like we expected. Liberatore shows flashes of pretty secondary stuff but isn't very efficient; I'm definitely higher on Gorman than Libby and I think the early evaluations match that. I still find Liberatore's pitch mix kinda confusing, they don't seem to pair well, but I'm gonna hold judgment for a while longer

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Braydon
Any thoughts on the start of Nolan Gorman's MLB career?

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Yeah, he seems largely like what I thought he'd be, strikeouts and power in a guy who at best is stretched as a second baseman
Would have packaged him up in a Soto deal so fast it'd make your head spin, but I think he's still got plenty of hitting upside if he can adjust a bit to how he's being pitched
He still has no defensive home, but the universal DH makes that less of an issue, particularly given that he's being used in a platoon mostly

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