Tommy Julian

The last part of being a draft and development organization is playing the kids you draft and develop.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @calebnoble08 But Matz is a good comp IMO.

And my opinion on May is that he’s a reliever asked to start games and as long as that’s his role he’ll disappoint.

But he would be a terrific reliever.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @calebnoble08 We need to stick to the plan and trade him if we get a decent offer.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@MattPauleyOnAir The Cardinals don’t have 5 pitchers, let alone six, who should be going thru the lineup more than twice.

We can pound our fists on the table all we want about the way things should be, but a manager has to match strategy to the players available.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@thomasgauvain @STLSprtsCntrl That’s right. And the primary factor for promoting Baez to MLB is what’s best for Baez. Secondary factor is what’s best for the organization’s future. When he hits MLB, the clock on arbitration and free agency starts ticking.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @thomasgauvain @CardsWRLD I agree that a six man rotation is ill-advised.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @thomasgauvain @CardsWRLD The Cardinals could gradually increase his innings/appearance if he wants to sign onto the plan.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @thomasgauvain @CardsWRLD I don’t know, either, but the cost of finding out isn’t high.

Soriano has been pitching with the mindset of a reliever the last couple years. I’d like to see what he’d do in a starter’s role. Might not work, but if it does the reward could be high.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@kyler416 Assuming Church in CF, is Torres the backup CF?

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@thomasgauvain @TortsIllustrtd @CardsWRLD Should be case by case, depending on what’s offered.

But I wouldn’t trade Soriano until I gave him a chance to start. He has enough pitches that he might make it work.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

One time thru the order every third game would get him about 108 innings on a per season basis. That’s worth something and there’s nothing unmanly about settling for that.

[Cardinals Stats And Facts @STL_Stats_Facts]

Kyle Leahy number of times through the batting order:

1st time thru:
99 PAs .191/.273/.270/.542
24.2 K%

2nd time:
98 PAs .294/.375/.424/.799
19.4 K%

3rd time:
53 PAs .458/.509/.833/1.343
5.7 K%

Hes been decent as a starter. But HAVE to have a short leash with him currently

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

Hmmmm… Six-man rotations, especially with these pitchers, will run a bullpen ragged.

[Jeff Jones @jmjones]

Hunter Dobbins’ next appearance will be in the big leagues as a starter, Marmol said this morning. They’ll slot him after the off day and run a six-man rotation for at least one turn.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

I applaud Oli for piggybacking Leahy and Dobbins. 32 starts at 4 IP/start is 128 IP, which is fine for a full season for each. Removes one reliever from the bullpen, but also means about 20% of games won’t require a bullpen. That’s a smart exchange.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

I realize Oli hasn’t planned this out, yet, as an every fifth day strategy, but I’m trying to nudge him in that direction.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@3630no6 @OnlyCardsFans I’m not ok with Herrera DH’ing full time. He needs to have another position he can play or the Cards should listen to offers. Really, they should just listen to offers now.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@Nomadhidinghere @jonbecker_ There’s no question that MLB has a Dodgers problem with inequality. It’s less certain that the Dodgers’ situation can be generalized to all other deep pockets teams.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@TortsIllustrtd @JacobsFieldRBW Via deception

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@OnlyCardsFans Even if the Cards aren’t in contention, I’d still keep giving him C starts to see if either the arm improves or he finds other ways to hold runners close.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@OnlyCardsFans Likewise, if the Cards are ahead when Herrera is catching, then moving him to another position and substituting with Crooks or Pages may be attractive.

Buy my guess is we’re really only talking 1B for Herrera.

[Tommy Julian @baxoren]

@OnlyCardsFans Herrera will be more useful as a backup catcher if he is playing another position due to game rules re:DH. If the Cards are behind enough in a game that the other team won’t try to steal much, then it makes sense to slide him in as C.