Comments on: Daily Farm Report 6/8/08

By: Silent George

Silent George — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:31:31 +0000

GForce9-
I saw that too and have been on a search for details but to no avail. DG’s usually better than that. Does “no deals with first 7 picks” mean they did reach a deal with their 8th ( Anthony Ferrara) or was that just shorthand for saying 12 people have signed but none from Day 1 of the draft.

By: Pitchers Hit Eighth

Pitchers Hit Eighth — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:37:30 +0000

Any word on when Duncan might return to the lineup in Memphis?

I too would prefer to see the Cards stop messing around with having pitchers throw out of their slots - if you need a spot start, use someone who is used to starting (recently).

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:13:11 +0000

I was at Springfield’s game last night. When Clement did reach 88 it was always a ball. Usually high and outside. He just seemed to have a lot of problems with location. He was behind in the count a lot. The defense wasn’t very good behind him. Martinez has really struggled lately at the plate and his defense at times just seems like his mind is somewhere else. That was the first bad play that I have seen Craig make in probably over a month. His defense has been outstanding this year. He has been making all the plays. I hope they don’t rush Clement and give him time to get his location better.
Also who ever said Robinson has a below average arm has not seen him play. He is the best defensive outfielder on the team. He can play all three positions. He got his 10th assist last night. After that they did not run on him the rest of the night.

By: Shhh

Shhh — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:37:57 +0000

Completely OT, but MGL just posted who has been the best and worst defensively at each position according to UZR and guess who has the third best UZR in LF? If you answered Chris Duncan you were correct. Only other Cardinals to make an appereance were Pujols of course being the best 1B and Glaus being the 5th best 3B (old friend Rolen was far and away the best). With St. Louis as a whole being a top 5 defensive team.

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:02 +0000

On Clement’s velo, from the News-Leader:

Fastball location was problematic, especially early, as 66 of his 75 pitches were fastballs or cutters, most of which sat at 85 miles per hour. His velocity topped out at 88.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:11:26 +0000

Anthony Reyes should definitely move to the rotation rather than McClellan or promoting PJ Walters. If nothing else Reyes needs to be showcased for a trade. I don’t think teams care if he continues to perform well in AAA this year. He has a documented history of performing there.

The key to remember about Clement is that he has never been a real hard thrower. I’m more concerned about his command than his velocity. If I remember right during his Cubs days his fastball was generally around 86-87.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:29:00 +0000

From BA’s prospect blog:

Converted catcher-turned-reliever Jason Motte (Cardinals) struck out four batters in 1 1/3 innings for Memphis. The righthander with a 96-97 mph has proven hittable this season (.281 batting average against), but he’s also struck out 50 batters in 31 innings . . . Jaime Garcia (Cardinals) allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings as he struck out six. It’s a small sample size, but the surprising stat for Garcia is that the lefty had held righthanders to a .218 average, but lefties are tearing him up to the tune of a .356 average with three home runs in 48 at-bats . . .

By: GForce9

GForce9 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:27:42 +0000

This was buried in a Notes section of stltoday.com….Any ideas?

About a dozen of the Cardinals’ second-day picks in last week’s first-year player draft will report to the team’s complex in Jupiter, Fla., today. The Cardinals did not have deals finalized with any of their first seven picks.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:26:56 +0000

Clement not handling AA is looking rather important right now, if he had dominated that start you have to think they would be considering throwing him to the fire. As it is I would still consider throwing Thompson to the fire. You also have to think that if KMac were to go to the rotation that Izzy might be the one to take his spot in the pen.

By: PJ

PJ — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:16:50 +0000

I would take Walters and the advanced change in the majors for the short term. If Garcia is put in the rotation, he has to be there for good.