Comments on: DPR 11/5/07 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: JMedwick http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9509 JMedwick Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:43:17 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9509 I am a bit skeptical of Anderson. Some how it often seems that most big time offense centric catching prospects never quite pan out as planned. With this in mind, I really don't mind the idea of trading Anderson in the right deal. I am a bit skeptical of Anderson. Some how it often seems that most big time offense centric catching prospects never quite pan out as planned. With this in mind, I really don’t mind the idea of trading Anderson in the right deal.

]]> By: BigJawnMize http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9498 BigJawnMize Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:09:49 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9498 Oversite Oversite

]]> By: Richard http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9490 Richard Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:26:26 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9490 Nothing on Hoffpauir in the article by Jonathan Mayo, not even in the Others of Note section. Oversight? Or a reflection on what the author thinks of Hoff as a prospect? Also regarding the Anderson/Yadi debate, my hope is that it pans out much the same way as the McCann/Saltamacchia situation in Atlanta. I hope we'll see Anderson at the end of 2008 and backing up Yadi in 2009 in order to look to trade one in the 2009 season. My preference would be to trade Yadi and take Andersons hopefully better bat and average defense. The only issue is that it would be Yadi's last arbitration year I believe. It might be hard to move him for as much as Saltamacchia got Atlanta with free agency looming. Nothing on Hoffpauir in the article by Jonathan Mayo, not even in the Others of Note section. Oversight? Or a reflection on what the author thinks of Hoff as a prospect?

Also regarding the Anderson/Yadi debate, my hope is that it pans out much the same way as the McCann/Saltamacchia situation in Atlanta. I hope we’ll see Anderson at the end of 2008 and backing up Yadi in 2009 in order to look to trade one in the 2009 season. My preference would be to trade Yadi and take Andersons hopefully better bat and average defense. The only issue is that it would be Yadi’s last arbitration year I believe. It might be hard to move him for as much as Saltamacchia got Atlanta with free agency looming.

]]> By: CardFaninVA http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9486 CardFaninVA Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:52:04 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9486 Turning down Taguchi's and Bennett's options opens up 2 more 40-man spots to protect guys from Rule V. As both guys are replaceable (or even could be signed later), seems like a couple really smart moves. Also, seems to be getting away from some of TLR's favorite older but not productive guys. Now, if Mo will only non-tender Aaron Miles... Turning down Taguchi’s and Bennett’s options opens up 2 more 40-man spots to protect guys from Rule V. As both guys are replaceable (or even could be signed later), seems like a couple really smart moves. Also, seems to be getting away from some of TLR’s favorite older but not productive guys. Now, if Mo will only non-tender Aaron Miles…

]]> By: Hugo http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9481 Hugo Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:01:47 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9481 Anderson is growing on me. I remember when Matheny was the only solution at catcher, don't you? Then Matheny walked and we got Yadi, not it is him, see a pattern? I love Yadi, own his Jersey, don't want to see him leave, etc. but Anderson could very well take his spot. The question I have is whether or not Yadi would even want to be a backup if his offense regresses next season instead of improving, but I think he deserves to start somewhere. My biggest hope is that Yadi will start to produce offensively and improve on this season. If Yadi can hit .290/.350/.450 then I don't see much improvement in Anderson (whose best numbers so far were .331/.383/.513). While he is better it would be closer then it is now. I think a competition is a good thing. Anderson is growing on me. I remember when Matheny was the only solution at catcher, don’t you? Then Matheny walked and we got Yadi, not it is him, see a pattern? I love Yadi, own his Jersey, don’t want to see him leave, etc. but Anderson could very well take his spot. The question I have is whether or not Yadi would even want to be a backup if his offense regresses next season instead of improving, but I think he deserves to start somewhere. My biggest hope is that Yadi will start to produce offensively and improve on this season. If Yadi can hit .290/.350/.450 then I don’t see much improvement in Anderson (whose best numbers so far were .331/.383/.513). While he is better it would be closer then it is now. I think a competition is a good thing.

]]> By: Phil http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9479 Phil Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:45:23 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9479 Taguchi's option was turned down http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/48F09069179BA0A58625738B001E42BA?OpenDocument Taguchi’s option was turned down
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/48F09069179BA0A58625738B001E42BA?OpenDocument

]]> By: the red baron http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9476 the red baron Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:27:37 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/11/05/dpr-11507/#comment-9476 I'm a little lukewarm on bringing in Conrad. It never hurts to have a little competition, and a little insurance, but I don't really see that he offers anything the Cardinals don't already have, IF, and I do mean if, they were to utilise their roster properly. I think the reports on Anderson really should highlight to people just what kind of a big time prospect the kid really is. He's being written off by a lot of people who think that Yadi is the only possible solution at catcher, which is a shame, in my opinion. Everyone talks about Rasmus being one of the youngest players in his league. Anderson hit .300 this year in AA, and he's still about a month shy of being able to order a beer with his dinner. He's even younger than Rasmus, and performed very well this season against competition that was several years older. He slumped a little in the second half, and his power numbers aren't quite what has been projected. He still had an outstanding year. I'm not sure what the guy has to do to make Cardinal fans really take notice. I’m a little lukewarm on bringing in Conrad. It never hurts to have a little competition, and a little insurance, but I don’t really see that he offers anything the Cardinals don’t already have, IF, and I do mean if, they were to utilise their roster properly.

I think the reports on Anderson really should highlight to people just what kind of a big time prospect the kid really is. He’s being written off by a lot of people who think that Yadi is the only possible solution at catcher, which is a shame, in my opinion. Everyone talks about Rasmus being one of the youngest players in his league. Anderson hit .300 this year in AA, and he’s still about a month shy of being able to order a beer with his dinner. He’s even younger than Rasmus, and performed very well this season against competition that was several years older. He slumped a little in the second half, and his power numbers aren’t quite what has been projected. He still had an outstanding year. I’m not sure what the guy has to do to make Cardinal fans really take notice.

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