JSpauny

Fan of the 4 screen MLBTV experience and #rig

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@Nutzypoo_ttv @TrentMLBTheShow @LevarBurton_ The OVR formulas changed b/w 25 & 26 so comparing OVRs across these two games is giving a cloudy view. They normalized vsR & vsL so they are now roughly even. They took some points from the non-O stats & moved them into O to do this. 25 Harper would be ~98 using this year's OVR.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@TheScann Primary position directly impacts the OVR formula applied. For example FLD for a 1B is about 7% of OVR but more than 10% for CF for LS cards. Same thing with SPD, worth about 4% at 1B but 8%+ for most OF + MI positions. Core offense it varies some but more tightly grouped this yr

[Katie Woo @katiejwoo]

To recap:

Chaim Bloom will take over as #STLCards president of baseball operations in 2026. He has signed a five-year contract.

John Mozeliak will step down after the 2025 season.

Payroll will go down next season as club redirects to improving player development.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

This season gets worse and worse somehow.

[Foul Territory @FoulTerritoryTV]

Willson Contreras left tonight’s game after this play.

The Cardinals later announced he suffered a left-arm fracture.

[Eno Sarris @enosarris]

Pulled balls in the air are the best batted ball type by outcome. Here's how St. Louis has ranked in pull% on fly balls by season, with an annotation.

2017 17th
hired Jeff Albert
2018 5th
2019 9th
2020 19th
2021 1st
2022 1st
Albert leaves
2023 8th
2024 30th

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Hope this isnt serious but if it it causes Gray to miss time I cannot wait to hear how the team is "comfortable with their depth" as Snell and Monty sit there potentially willing to take a short term deal.

[Derrick Goold @dgoold]

Sonny Gray declined to speak with media following his departure, telling a #stlcards official he'd prefer to know more about the tightness before commenting.

This story will be updated. https://t.co/KBBFCk8kLC #Cardinals #MLB

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Unless Arenado (156) gets back on track Simmons (201) is going to be the career leader in DRS (started in 03) for quite a while, maybe forever. Ke'Bryan Hayes (65) really the only current MLB guy with the youth + skills to even have a shot.

[MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors]

Andrelton Simmons Retires https://t.co/ePOCH72tSc

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Warren Spahn ranks 93rd amongst SPs who pitched during his career in FIP. Even by fWAR he's 25th since 1900 for SP. Insane ranking.

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

With 5 Cy Young Awards and the second-most strikeouts of any pitcher, Randy Johnson towers at #⃣1⃣ on our list of the best starting pitchers since 1947! #Prime9

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

They're better than who was there before they signed but I find it tough to believe that Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson in 2023 are names that make a prospective signee think "this is the place to be" and its telling if your org thinks that way.

[Katie Woo @katiejwoo]

Thought this honesty from Mozeliak was telling. Pursuing Gray wasn’t just about making sure the Cardinals signed their guy. It was also about confirming St. Louis was still considered a prime destination to some, even after a 91-loss season. #STLCards

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@Cardinals i hear you can sign Yamamoto for 10 yr/600M and just defer 590M so its basically free. Make sure Mo knows please.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Yo @mlb fix your sport.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract calls for him to be paid only $2 million a year for the next 10 seasons, with $680 million deferred until the end of the deal, sources confirm to ESPN.

The CBT hit on the contract is going to be around $46 million, a huge discount for L.A.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

This should not be allowed unless the figure for the luxury tax is pure AAV. Total skirting of the system.

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract calls for him to be paid only $2 million a year for the next 10 seasons, with $680 million deferred until the end of the deal, sources confirm to ESPN.

The CBT hit on the contract is going to be around $46 million, a huge discount for L.A.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Always trade a guy at a low point. Just look at the return you can get

[Alex Speier @alexspeier]

Red Sox sending Nick Robertson and Victor Santos to StL for O’Neill

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Having said that stopping at Gray would be a sign that the Cards aren't serious about actually competing. If they are serious, they have to land a ace level guy whether trade or FA.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Sonny Gray has basically been a 3 win guy on average his entire career. 25 per is not out of bounds considering the $/Win number in FA has been right around 8-9 for a while.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Both of them should be in. BWAR makes this look like a massive gap but in fWAR (better accounts for C defense) Molina is +2.6.

[Jeff @MNTwinsZealot]

Since many say Yadier Molina is a slam dunk HOFer…the same needs to be said for Joe Mauer, who was just plain better.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@MLBdream Shocked they even have a website tbh.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@The_Tonian

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

@The_Tonian I must have blocked this memory completely because I totally forgot this happened.

[JSpauny @JSpauny]

Cardinals need to leave some folks in Miami. Its time. You can't keep doing this every night and pray it changes. The roster has holes but is this staff getting the most out of any player?