hockeywiz542
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I've had my eye on Murphy as he makes sense both now and future. Herrera proved he isn't ready, Yadi's last year and Kiz is a quality backup. OH, and he can hit.Cards need to look at Lopez, Rodon, Thor, and Blackburn.
Also look at Pedersen and Murphy. Cards need a 4th starter Badly. And if they can get a better Catcher than Kiz and a decent 4th outfielder it would be great.
Looks like Bader to the Yankees for Jordan Montgomery.
Looks like Bader to the Yankees for Jordan Montgomery.
Better be career threatening or something to accept this garbage return. Had the opportunity to trade him for Zach Wheeler over the summer but balked and then moved him for a replacement level starter six months later. Whatever magic the Cards front office had in the early to mid 2000s is completely gone. Every move they make outside of the painfully obvious ones are always awful. Always.I'm guessing Bader's feet are worse than originally expected so they are sending him home?
I'm guessing Bader's feet are worse than originally expected so they are sending him home?
League average hitter, elite speed, and the best defensive center fielder in baseball. If you think Bader isn’t good you know absolutely nothing(though you using batting average to justify this awful take kinda days that anyway). Look at the Cards record when Bader plays in his career and when he doesn’t and get back to me. Montgomery would have to win a Cy Young to match his impact.There’s absolutely no winning with Cardinals fans. They wanted pitching, Mo acquired two solid pitchers, and people hate him and the team even more now.
Bader is a career .246 hitter with little power. He’s not good and trading him for a pitcher is great news.
It was definitely rash for me to say he isn’t good. But he’s always been overrated for his charisma on the field and flashy plays. He’s nothing special offensively, and speed on the base paths isn’t enough to overtake his low walk rate.League average hitter, elite speed, and the best defensive center fielder in baseball. If you think Bader isn’t good you know absolutely nothing(though you using batting average to justify this awful take kinda days that anyway).
Bader is the best defensive center fielder in baseball. Him playing every day might save more runs against over a season than the difference between Montgomery and a replacement level starting pitcher. Bader is also a lot younger.There’s absolutely no winning with Cardinals fans. They wanted pitching, Mo acquired two solid pitchers, and people hate him and the team even more now.
Bader is a career .246 hitter with little power. He’s not good and trading him for a pitcher is great news.
When did a year and a half become "a lot younger"?Bader is the best defensive center fielder in baseball. Him playing every day might save more runs against over a season than the difference between Montgomery and a replacement level starting pitcher. Bader is also a lot younger.
I don't know baseball well enough to comment on trades, but this stinks to me. If we would have addressed our pitching in the off-season we would be in 1st in the central and wouldn't have had to trade a gold glove center fielder.