The Cardinals pull another stud out of their farm. Filling in for Lance Berkman this weekend: In the three-game series, Matt Carpenter was 7-for-12 with a double, two triples, a homer and seven RBIs as a substitute for Lance Berkman.
Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/04/15/214218...#storylink=cpy
Article says Freese and Berkman are back Tuesday vs our Reds, plus this stud carpenter will be pestering us. Losing Albert really isn't going to hurt the Redbirds much at all.
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It won't last with him. He slugged .463 as a 25 year old in a hitters heaven type league. But, it wouldn't surprise me if he turned into a solid Major Leaguer. He gets on base a whole lot, but his power isn't too impressive and scouts question his tools.
I'll take a guy with those on-base skills (over .400 OBP career milb), all day, every day.
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Certainly. But he isn't an Albert Pujols replacement.
Albert is off to a slow start (.243/.300/.324) as an Angel anyway...
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Not many of those around.
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I think this title is more accurate.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
I heard Matt Carpenter interviewed on the radio over the weekend.
He said some people will approach him for his autograph, then realize he's not Chris Carpenter and then walk away
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
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He ought to sign "not Cris Carpenter" to those who stay.I heard Matt Carpenter interviewed on the radio over the weekend.
He said some people will approach him for his autograph, then realize he's not Chris Carpenter and then walk away
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
How will he explain to his son that he isn't Chris Carpenter?I heard Matt Carpenter interviewed on the radio over the weekend.
He said some people will approach him for his autograph, then realize he's not Chris Carpenter and then walk away
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Since it has to be said, what will Chris Carpenter tell his son?I heard Matt Carpenter interviewed on the radio over the weekend.
He said some people will approach him for his autograph, then realize he's not Chris Carpenter and then walk away
(sigh)
Why the sigh? The Cards are infinitely better at doing this kind of stuff than our own Reds. In general, their minor league players that come up look ready to go. Jon Jay. Allen Craig. Matt Carpenter. None of them are super-hyped prospects, but all of them are solid contributors to a winning baseball team. The Cardinals collect a few superstars, and surround them with awesome role players. While the Reds have collected a few superstars, and surrounded them with "meh."
I think with guys like Jon Jay and Daniel Descalso, they aren't the most highly skilled guys in the world but they work their butt off to improve. Colby Rasmus obviously has more tools than Jon Jay but Jon Jay has worked very hard to become a better hitter and a better defender. Jon Jay's routes to the ball in center field are significantly better than Rasmus routes ever were. When the Cards call up someone from the minors to replace a player on the DL, they aren't necissarily going to be a stud at any particular part of the game. However in general, they will mostly do everything well. If you have a team full of players who do things well and the way it should be done, paired with high quality players like Matt Holliday and Beltran, generally it leads to success. You are pretty much spot on here cincrazy with how the Cards build a roster.
He is an adequate replacement for Berkman for a couple of days. I don't think the Cards want Carpenter to replace anyone long term. I think they view him as a John Mabry type who can fill in and do well when players are injured or need a day off.It won't last with him. He slugged .463 as a 25 year old in a hitters heaven type league. But, it wouldn't surprise me if he turned into a solid Major Leaguer. He gets on base a whole lot, but his power isn't too impressive and scouts question his tools.
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