Comments on: Who’s in Luhnow’s Five? http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:29:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Joe http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17811 Joe Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:29:56 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17811 >>I agree Roarke. Only way they take Wallace is if they feel he’s athletic enough for LF. . .he’s not toolsy enough for the Cards liking.<< LF? IMHO, the question is whether he can 3B. Was Terry Pendleton "toolsy"? How about Brooks Robinson? Ken Reitz? Granted, Terry could actually run a bit his rookie year then got progressively fatter. Brooks could never run. Ditto Reitz. It was one step and a dive. I think athleticism may be overvalued at 3B. Can the guy hit? Does he have an arm? Does he catch the balls hit at him (something Braun never mastered)? Range is gravy if the bat is juicy enough. >>I agree Roarke. Only way they take Wallace is if they feel he’s athletic enough for LF. . .he’s not toolsy enough for the Cards liking.<<
LF? IMHO, the question is whether he can 3B. Was Terry Pendleton “toolsy”? How about Brooks Robinson? Ken Reitz? Granted, Terry could actually run a bit his rookie year then got progressively fatter. Brooks could never run. Ditto Reitz. It was one step and a dive. I think athleticism may be overvalued at 3B. Can the guy hit? Does he have an arm? Does he catch the balls hit at him (something Braun never mastered)? Range is gravy if the bat is juicy enough.

]]> By: Joe http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17808 Joe Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:42 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17808 I am the walrus, Coo coo, kachoo. (Unless a crow flies into our lap, then I am the crow.) I am the walrus,
Coo coo, kachoo.
(Unless a crow flies into our lap, then I am the crow.)

]]> By: Toddy http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17796 Toddy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:23:35 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17796 I agree Roarke. Only way they take Wallace is if they feel he's athletic enough for LF. . .he's not toolsy enough for the Cards liking. Same with Alonso. I agree Roarke. Only way they take Wallace is if they feel he’s athletic enough for LF. . .he’s not toolsy enough for the Cards liking. Same with Alonso.

]]> By: roarke49 http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17795 roarke49 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:18 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17795 Baseball America has posted its final mock draft and has the Cardinals taking Wallace at #13. Somehow that just doesn't feel right to me. Baseball America has posted its final mock draft and has the Cardinals taking Wallace at #13. Somehow that just doesn’t feel right to me.

]]> By: Jawac http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17794 Jawac Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:02:43 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17794 In case anyone hasn't seen yet, according to mlb.com, the rays have confirmed that they will take tim beckham with the first pick in the draft. In case anyone hasn’t seen yet, according to mlb.com, the rays have confirmed that they will take tim beckham with the first pick in the draft.

]]> By: Swirls_AEPi http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17793 Swirls_AEPi Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:01:40 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17793 Backflip: Crow Fave Five: Friedrich, Wallace, Hicks, Perry, Crow Backflip: Crow
Fave Five: Friedrich, Wallace, Hicks, Perry, Crow

]]> By: Draft day 2008 | Pitchers Hit Eighth http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17790 Draft day 2008 | Pitchers Hit Eighth Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:47:29 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17790 [...] Redbirds has been all over the draft - it’s their business - and are speculating on the news yesterday that Jeff Luhnow has a handful of guys on his board for the 13th [...] [...] Redbirds has been all over the draft - it’s their business - and are speculating on the news yesterday that Jeff Luhnow has a handful of guys on his board for the 13th [...]

]]> By: cpebbles http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17789 cpebbles Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:46:53 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17789 Backflip: Hosmer Friedrich, Hicks, Perry, Melville Backflip: Hosmer
Friedrich, Hicks, Perry, Melville

]]> By: Toddy http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17788 Toddy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:42:20 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17788 I'll take a shot: Christian Friedrich, Zach Collier, Brett Wallace, Brett Lawrie. . .and backflip guy - Eric Hosmer. I’ll take a shot: Christian Friedrich, Zach Collier, Brett Wallace, Brett Lawrie. . .and backflip guy - Eric Hosmer.

]]> By: cardsfan1 http://futureredbirds.com/2008/06/05/whos-in-luhnows-five/#comment-17786 cardsfan1 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:17:14 +0000 http://futureredbirds.wordpress.com/?p=1266#comment-17786 I don't know if anyone saw this but FR got a shout out from Jeff Gordon at stltoday. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/jeffgordon/story/35B4C68CCD29353A8625745C00429C1E?OpenDocument I don’t know if anyone saw this but FR got a shout out from Jeff Gordon at stltoday.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/jeffgordon/story/35B4C68CCD29353A8625745C00429C1E?OpenDocument

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