Comments on: Daily Farm Report - 5/29/08

By: Pierce

Pierce — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:31:54 +0000

There’s a Post-Dispatch article now stating that Chris Duncan is being sent down and Joe Mather is getting the call.

By: HL is not Dirty

HL is not Dirty — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:45:56 +0000

Sounds like Mather is heading to St. Louis, though (if true) I’m sure he’s keeping his fingers crossed he won’t get a 2nd call this time around.

What is this based on?

By: burt

burt — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:25:34 +0000

Anybody have a good career comparison for Joe Mather? Anyone?

I know Jason Bay is as good as we could hope for, but it sounds about right considering Bay didn’t get full-time MLB work until he was 25. Who else had minor league break-out years in their age 24-25 years?

So we don’t get too excited and keep things in perspective, who would be a good comparison on the low-end of the spectrum?

By: shaneo69

shaneo69 — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:58:09 +0000

Jose Martinez with another RBI, now up to 37. I don’t care if it is a worthless stat, somebody on the team needs to drive in the runs, and Jose’s done it. I’ll take a 2B/SS with 80 RBI and crappy saberstats any day.

By: Toddy

Toddy — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:55:01 +0000

No way the Cards draft Hosmer. They would be straying from their typical model, and if they’re not going to pop the slot money for an arm like Porcello, they’re certainly not going to do it for a h.s. bat who is challenged athletically.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:01:36 +0000

Horacio Ramirez was released by the Mariners. He became a free agent in the sense that no team controlled his rights during this season and the Royals signed him to a minor league contract.

By: Pierce

Pierce — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:53:23 +0000

Sounds like Mather is heading to St. Louis, though (if true) I’m sure he’s keeping his fingers crossed he won’t get a 2nd call this time around.

By: HL is not Dirty

HL is not Dirty — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:14:35 +0000

This is the Springfield game that is currently on my television, it will be rebroadcast at 6 am:
http://www.springfieldcardinals.com/team/Stats/index.php?autoload=boxscore&gid=2008_05_25_spraax_coraax_1&team_id=440&sportcode=aax

By: HL is not Dirty

HL is not Dirty — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:04:15 +0000

Don’t know if this has been posted but Springfield is on television (FSC) in rebroadcast of Texas League action vs Corpus Cristi.

Just a heads up. Check your listings.

By: Birdo

Birdo — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:48:46 +0000

Horacio Ramirez has never been a free agent, has he?

I don’t know that teams value MLB experience as “an asset unto itself.” Maybe some do think that way, but I bet most front office people understand that performance at the highest levels reduces the uncertainty in expected performance. And that is actually worth something, as those executives are in the business of risk management.

Also, the reality is that a typical GM could set aside $15M for draft picks and international prospects, but if he does that in lieu of signing the veteran utility player and average innings eater that the manager needs right now, those young players won’t be ready to help out until long after the GM is fired.