Why was Herrera removed…..????!!!

[Mort Gage]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Left knee inflammation. Ugh. The question is what underlying injury caused it. I half tore an ACL and it swelled like a balloon, but no surgery. I hope that's the worst case for Herrera.

[Cusecards]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

Your kindness restores my faith in the human spirit.

Why the animosity? Are you really this unhappy with your life?

SMH
Apparently he is.
The cranky old man act has gotten old.
Maybe give yourself an enema or drink some Prune Juice??

He's probably the most miserable person on this board. This is just one of hundreds of cranky "I hate everything about you" replies he's sent my way. I preach love, not hate. Couch slob. lol

Lots of great posters to engage with.
Unfortunately the anonymous nature of the forum leads to Internet Tough Guys like him.

Do I threaten you? I can't fix stupidity or that some slob equates his misstep and recovery, to that of a professional, young baseball player, incapable of walking off the field in his own accord...

The stoopid is strong here...but not surprised coming from a cuser'

Fleet Products and Prune Juice!
Better check and see if any kids are stepping in your yard? LMFAO

[blackinkbiz]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

Your kindness restores my faith in the human spirit.

Why the animosity? Are you really this unhappy with your life?

SMH
Apparently he is.
The cranky old man act has gotten old.
Maybe give yourself an enema or drink some Prune Juice??

He's probably the most miserable person on this board. This is just one of hundreds of cranky "I hate everything about you" replies he's sent my way. I preach love, not hate. Couch slob. lol

Lots of great posters to engage with.
Unfortunately the anonymous nature of the forum leads to Internet Tough Guys like him.

Do I threaten you? I can't fix stupidity or that some slob equates his misstep and recovery, to that of a professional, young baseball player, incapable of walking off the field in his own accord...

The stoopid is strong here...but not surprised coming from a cuser'

Will you train me? I just can't handle being a couch slob anymore... I want to be better!

[ecleme22]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

There is a thing called DH

Plant leg...not gonna happen. And how's he gonna run? Lol

He can come back sooner as a dh

[Banner29]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

There is a thing called DH

Plant leg...not gonna happen. And how's he gonna run? Lol

He can come back sooner as a dh

You still have to run as a DH tho……


He needs to just come back 100%. The kid can take and might be a centerpiece in the lineup. Let’s not rush him back in a year that the FO already mailed in before it began

[RunSup]

Cardinals only have 2 catchers on the 40 man plus Contreras.

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/roster/40-man

[Carp4Cy]

Cardinals only have 2 catchers on the 40 man plus Contreras.

https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/roster/40-man

Loutos or OBrien could be waivered and not missed. After today Fernandez could probably pass waivers and not get claimed.

[82birds]

I feel awful for the guy.

+ 1000

[Mort Gage]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

There is a thing called DH

Plant leg...not gonna happen. And how's he gonna run? Lol

He can come back sooner as a dh

If we were like the 2016 Cubs he could pull a Schwarber and return as a DH. But this team isn't the '16 Cubs. If it is an ACL see him in '26.

[Melville]

Meniscus impingement or tear?
We shall see.
Common issue with catchers.
Not as serious as an ACL or MCL.

[rockondlouie]

Left knee inflamation according to KMOX. Phew... no season-ending achilles at the very least.

Hopefully nothing with an ACL. If it makes anyone feel any better, I'm in my early 40's and love running down the several floors of stairs in my downtown building. One bad step a few weeks ago and I could barely put weight on that thing for a day, but 48 hours later was almost back to normal.

So, see, he'll be fine. lol

Lol. Your anecdote means jack [shirt].

Ivan the terrible is a catcher. He's toast for quite awhile

DH

Plant leg. Not gonna happen

At least until the inflammation goes down.

Just hope it's not an MCL or ACL.

I bet it is one of those

Nope

"Oliver Marmol said initial testing came back clean and Herrera’s knee was structurally sound. But he added the inflammation will require a stint on the injured list". cbssports

[JDW]

So we already have the question if Herrera can ever become good enough defensively as a C, and now he appears to have knee concerns.
There's little doubt being a C can be hard on the knees. If they keep Herrera there, it's not a stretch to wonder if more knee issues will develop.
Cards also have promising C prospects in the farm, and Pages is decent as a backup C.
So should the Cards install Herrera as the main DH guy? Wouldn't he be an upgrade over Burleson as the main DH?
We had some of these questions before this knee issues popped up. Now what?
How far away is Crooks and/or Bernal? Looking it up, Crooks est. ETA is 2025. Bernal's is 2026.
Crooks is our rated #4 prospect, one ahead of Saggese. Bernal is our #7 prospect, with Rodriguez right behind him although his ETA isn't till 2029.

Speaking of Burleson, he made a lazy attempt on the ball that got pass him at 1B, trying to just swipe at it instead of bending down to get his glove down. He also wasn't running hard on his "double" the LF'er badly misplayed, instead apparently anticipating a fly out or foul ball.