Dimwit & Mo master plan

[skeezix]

BDW Jr. and BDW III have a single master plan, and it doesn't involve the baseball team - rather, it's real estate development, starting with expanding Ballpark Village, One Cardinal Way, and other projects not yet announced. Using the baseball team as the carrot is their strategy.

Why would anyone put more $$$ in downtown Stl? It’s a lawless dead zone

Have you ever heard of tax abatements?

[Goldfan]

BDW Jr. and BDW III have a single master plan, and it doesn't involve the baseball team - rather, it's real estate development, starting with expanding Ballpark Village, One Cardinal Way, and other projects not yet announced. Using the baseball team as the carrot is their strategy.

Why would anyone put more $$$ in downtown Stl? It’s a lawless dead zone

Have you ever heard of tax abatements?

Tax abatements don’t counter muggings, shootings, carjackings…..

[illinieng08]

Easy master plan.

1. SAVE MONEY
2. Do nothing.

Hey... That is my retirement plan too.

[Cranny]

Aw! the fruits of the master plan taking shape.
The Master Plan
Hire a new GM but don't use for 2 years
Keep a manager who can't manage
Play your AAA team as a major league team

OH this isn't a master plan it's a DimWIT plan How to LOSE 101

The height of irony. Some anonymous guy on an internet forum calls a guy who’s made multi-billions investing in a variety of businesses a “dimwit”.
LOL.

[Rojo Johnson]

Aw! the fruits of the master plan taking shape.
The Master Plan
Hire a new GM but don't use for 2 years
Keep a manager who can't manage
Play your AAA team as a major league team

OH this isn't a master plan it's a DimWIT plan How to LOSE 101

The height of irony. Some anonymous guy on an internet forum calls a guy who’s made multi-billions investing in a variety of businesses a “dimwit”.
LOL.

An additional height of irony is an 81 year old FO butt kisser telling us all how sharp the almost 84 year old Cardinals owner is. He sure is showing it every day, isn’t he? Better guard those Lovers Leaps when the season is over.

[rockondlouie]

Aw! the fruits of the master plan taking shape.
The Master Plan
Hire a new GM but don't use for 2 years
Keep a manager who can't manage
Play your AAA team as a major league team

OH this isn't a master plan it's a DimWIT plan How to LOSE 101

Spot on

"How to ruin a crown jewel MLB franchise"
By Bill Dewitt, Jr

[Cranny]

Aw! the fruits of the master plan taking shape.
The Master Plan
Hire a new GM but don't use for 2 years
Keep a manager who can't manage
Play your AAA team as a major league team

OH this isn't a master plan it's a DimWIT plan How to LOSE 101

The height of irony. Some anonymous guy on an internet forum calls a guy who’s made multi-billions investing in a variety of businesses a “dimwit”.
LOL.

An additional height of irony is an 81 year old FO butt kisser telling us all how sharp the almost 84 year old Cardinals owner is. He sure is showing it every day, isn’t he? Better guard those Lovers Leaps when the season is over.

Well, Rojo, I guess you didn’t read the posts where I explained why the multi-billionaire has made certain mistakes in his older years. Mistakes a lot of seniors make. That’s okay. But my uneducated guess is that he’s had a much more lucrative business track record over all the years than you’ve had.

[BrockFloodMaris]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

I like your summary. I don’t think Mo caught any breaks in the offseason, or we would see a younger team today. The trade deadline should see Bloom’s vision on the 2026 roster. RH, Fedde, Matz, Nado and MM all might be traded by then. These “properly prepared” players may start arriving in 2026, unless they are seeking outside preparation.

[Cranny]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

I like your summary. I don’t think Mo caught any breaks in the offseason, or we would see a younger team today. The trade deadline should see Bloom’s vision on the 2026 roster. RH, Fedde, Matz, Nado and MM all might be traded by then. These “properly prepared” players may start arriving in 2026, unless they are seeking outside preparation.

A number of things hit at once in 2024 -

1.) Goldy and Arenado took a step backwards.
2.) Walker and Gorman didn’t take a step forward.
3.) The pitchers secured through July trades the season before all became injured.

[ScotchMIrish]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

[Dazepster]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

[Cranny]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

No spin at all. There’s very good equipment on the market now that breaks down the stance, swing plane, weight shift, shoulder turn etc. For pitchers
it’s the grip, arm angle, spin rate developed with various pitches, etc. The Cardinals were slow to get this equipment, but purchased it during the off season at the request of Bloom and Cerfolio.

[ScotchMIrish]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

No spin at all. There’s very good equipment on the market now that breaks down the stance, swing plane, weight shift, shoulder turn etc. For pitchers
it’s the grip, arm angle, spin rate developed with various pitches, etc. The Cardinals were slow to get this equipment, but purchased it during the off season at the request of Bloom and Cerfolio.

I'm skeptical when an nerd who can't play the game does something like this.

[Cranny]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

No spin at all. There’s very good equipment on the market now that breaks down the stance, swing plane, weight shift, shoulder turn etc. For pitchers
it’s the grip, arm angle, spin rate developed with various pitches, etc. The Cardinals were slow to get this equipment, but purchased it during the off season at the request of Bloom and Cerfolio.

I'm skeptical when an nerd who can't play the game does something like this.

Who’s that, Scotch?

[ScotchMIrish]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

No spin at all. There’s very good equipment on the market now that breaks down the stance, swing plane, weight shift, shoulder turn etc. For pitchers
it’s the grip, arm angle, spin rate developed with various pitches, etc. The Cardinals were slow to get this equipment, but purchased it during the off season at the request of Bloom and Cerfolio.

I'm skeptical when an nerd who can't play the game does something like this.

Who’s that, Scotch?

Bloom and Cerfolio.

[Cranny]

Invest money in the developmental system by buying expensive, sophisticated equipment and hiring guys who know how train with it. Stock the roster with mainly young, talented, properly prepared players, and fill in where necessary via trades and FA signings.

Maybe they are right on schedule with that expensive equipment thingy. The rest of the plan we will begin to see in 5 years. Challenge will be to stay ahead of Pirates as they move forward.

What exactly is the "expensive equipment thingy"?

Spin. [nonsense]. Propaganda.

Nothing more, nothing less.

No spin at all. There’s very good equipment on the market now that breaks down the stance, swing plane, weight shift, shoulder turn etc. For pitchers
it’s the grip, arm angle, spin rate developed with various pitches, etc. The Cardinals were slow to get this equipment, but purchased it during the off season at the request of Bloom and Cerfolio.

I'm skeptical when an nerd who can't play the game does something like this.

Who’s that, Scotch?

Bloom and Cerfolio.

Check their track records with the minor league systems in Tampa, Boston, and Cleveland.