Doesn't the play in game make the regular season mean more? No one wants to be anywhere near that thing.
Doesn't the play in game make the regular season mean more? No one wants to be anywhere near that thing.
"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch." - Ty Cobb
Revering4Blue (12-26-2013)
I think they downgraded their CF bat, but definitely upgraded the defense. With Craig and Holliday in the corners, I don't blame them for getting the best defensive CF they could find.
I agree Peralta is an upgrade over Kozma.
One thing that could hurt them with Freese's departure is his power potential. I highly doubt they will repeat their avg w/ RISP numbers so they will need to find more ways to get runs across, like home runs.
Adams is the biggest mystery for me. He crushed the ball last year in his limited AB's, but with more AB's comes more exposure. He will definitely need to make adjustments in 2014.
Putting my bias aside, I am actually intrigued to see what type of player Taveras is. Just as I am excited about Hamilton, Profar, Machado, and Trout. (I'm not putting them all on the same level, but they could all be very exciting players for pure baseball fans to watch). **** Harper.....
I don't think anybody would disagree with that... .330 was a historic number. But, the Cards have been a station to station offensive team. This year, the addition of Bourjos and Wong will add some excitement on the basepaths. Look for more run creation.One thing that could hurt them with Freese's departure is his power potential. I highly doubt they will repeat their avg w/ RISP numbers so they will need to find more ways to get runs across, like home runs.
A full year of Matt Adams could give you 30 from him alone. Craig was way down in his production.
Freese only contributed 9 jacks last year. Kozma hit one. Peralta will likely hit more than the two combined this year. Runs will come differently this year, but don't see any holes like Kozma and the pitcher.
What is problematic is what those pitchers will do this year. The sophomore jinx might come into play, although the Cardinals seem to think that Yadi is the glue that keeps those young lions on the straight and narrow.
I'm surprised the Reds didn't bring in Youkilis to play back up 3rd and first. He's a Cincinnati guy and would have probably taken less than the $4 million he got to play in Japan for a year, just to play at home. He would have been the Scott Rolen type of leader in the club house too.
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