By: stlsportsfan84
This contract just doesn’t make sense. Why give a LOOGY 3 years and especially a 37 year old one at that. I thought Mo knew better than to give RP 3 years, even at less money.
View ArticleBy: gibbyfan
I guess it’s just a deperate move by a club without enough $$$ to compete with the likes of teh Angels and others……but still I think they would have been better off just holding pat.
View ArticleBy: paperlions
What a waste of a roster spot. Fantastic, he’ll be 1 or 2 runs better against lefties over the coarse of an entire year than anyone from the stable of young RH power arms they have….all of which are...
View ArticleBy: okwhitefalcon
Geez, I think we all thought they didn’t trust Scrabble but this obviously soldifies that notion. Hell, it’s not my money but it does invoke a “WTF???” are they thinking moment for sure.
View ArticleBy: spudchukar
First I want to make it clear, I am not excited about the Choate signing. However, in defense of the management the following should be considered. 1) Choate is a LOOGY, which frees up Scrabble,...
View ArticleBy: salvomania
The Cardinals should have learned by now that it’s tough finding LOOGYs who retain their effectiveness for several years; exhibit A should be Scrabble, who was great in 2011 after being acquired in the...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
Now that they have him….they dang well better use him as a LOOGY….if he every faces a RH, it better be to IBB to get to another lefty. I still don’t understand how this “frees up scrabble”, to do what?...
View ArticleBy: ultimatecardinalwarrior
Seriously, mo is blowing my mind right now. I wish I could run into him while he’s at lunch sometime to give him a piece of my mind.
View ArticleBy: spudchukar
Scrabble has been effective vs. Righties. But when he is the only Lefty is the pen he is often conserved for the LOOGY role. With the addition of a true LOOGY, Scrabble can be used differently, and I...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
Well, I hope you are right about Scrabble improving if he is used against both RH and LH…historically his splits weren’t horrible, but he’s always been better going L-L. I just don’t like the wasted...
View ArticleBy: stex52
We had this discussion about a week ago. This guy is more SPECIALIZED than you could have ever imagined. It’s the worst nightmare.
View ArticleBy: stlsportsfan84
If you were going to spend 8M (plus or minus) for a LHP, spend it on Burnett who can actually stay in the game. The first time Boggs gets taken out and Choate comes in for 1 guy and then someone else...
View ArticleBy: stlsportsfan84
LIke PL said I hope you are right and this frees up Matheny to use Scrabble for innings at a time (not that he couldn’t do that anyways). If the Cards end up with 2 LOOGYs in a division that you don’t...
View ArticleBy: okwhitefalcon
I suppose the 3rd year lowered the AAV and got the gross $$ necessary to sign the player, it also makes it fairly easy to walk away from the clubs perspective if/when his effectiveness against lefties...
View ArticleBy: shynessismyelguapo
Huh? Mo has made some strange moves in the past (some of which turned out just hunky-dorey, thank you very much), but…I can’t see the logic behind this at all. 3 years, $7.5??? Just…..why? So, I...
View ArticleBy: paperlions
Yeah, I would rather have seen them sign Burnett for 2/8 than Choate for 3/7.5
View ArticleBy: albertmn
In the big picture, $7.5 million isn’t that much money for an MLB team. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of money to me, but not to a team. I would assume he would only be used for the type of LH batters...
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