GDT: Cards @ Reds (4/29) ~ 5:40pm CDT

[Monsieur De Treville]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

Well thank you, Richie. Be a real sweetie, and tell me how that ranks for MLB cleanup hitters.

I'll let you handle this one, Einstein! Let me know what you find out. We'll wait patiently for the information you uncover.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

Well heck...using that logic, why don't we let CT posters suit up for the Cards? I'll take $100K and I guess that would make me a Superstar in your book!

Nado makes big bucks. He's a future HOF player. He's earned big bucks. And you know what...if your beloved Burly was half as good as you thought he was, he'd be making big bucks too! Unfortunately for fans, he sucks! Unfortunately for his future contracts, he sucks!

Bottom line...guys who make big bucks have earned those big bucks!

[craviduce]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

More Name Calling Do we need to revisit OregonRedbird's post on Name Calling? You made a big-to-do about it, and yet here you are calling people names. What would Cranny thinK?

And...no one tries to comprehend anything you say/declare/compare...unless it has 8 edits.

[Shady]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

More Name Calling Do we need to revisit OregonRedbird's post on Name Calling? You made a big-to-do about it, and yet here you are calling people names. What would Cranny thinK?

And...no one tries to comprehend anything you say/declare/compare...unless it has 8 edits.

Does referring to another poster by their name count? Chill Guru !

[sikeston bulldog2]

I see a rain delay coming. If it comes to that who does it favor. We’d lose the Mik and have to go pen, maybe Matz.

[Shady]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

Well thank you, Richie. Be a real sweetie, and tell me how that ranks for MLB cleanup hitters.

Cardinals SLG%/rank
1. .448/8th
2. .274/29th
3. .421/14th
4. .459/11th (.431 is 14th)
5. .518/1st
6. .395/9th
7. .373/21st
8. .324/14th
9. .364/12th

Very good info. Thanks for being a gracious, informative poster.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

More Name Calling Do we need to revisit OregonRedbird's post on Name Calling? You made a big-to-do about it, and yet here you are calling people names. What would Cranny thinK?

And...no one tries to comprehend anything you say/declare/compare...unless it has 8 edits.

Does referring to another poster by their name count? Chill Guru !

Since when is calling someone by their first name considered "name calling"?

[Shady]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

More Name Calling Do we need to revisit OregonRedbird's post on Name Calling? You made a big-to-do about it, and yet here you are calling people names. What would Cranny thinK?

And...no one tries to comprehend anything you say/declare/compare...unless it has 8 edits.

Does referring to another poster by their name count? Chill Guru !

Since when is calling someone by their first name considered "name calling"?

Not cool on an anonymous message board. OK, Richard?

[Quincy Varnish]

Game called.

Double header mañana.

[craviduce]

Game called.

Double header mañana.

Grazie

[sikeston bulldog2]

Game called.

Double header mañana.

I figured at least a rain delay. Who does this favor. 12:40 first game.

[scoutyjones2]

Thoughts on Winn in 2 hole???

Why? What does he provide? WillyCon has more doubles, Hrs and SBs!

Contreras has 3 doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 runs, and 6 GIDP in 98 PA batting 2nd.

Last 7 games : 357/455/500/955

He had a slow start

Last 15 games: 293/369/448/817

Good, then we can get a more productive bat in the 5th spot, which is the area of the lineup that Contreras should have been in all along. Winn is hitting .319/.377/.426 over his last 14 games.

He's only been back a handful of games

[Monsieur De Treville]

Cardinals are surprisingly the highest SLG% team in baseball from the 5th spot with a .518 SLG% (1st by 50 points!), but get this...

It's literately based off of 3 players

Herrera: 8 PA (1.714 SLG%...on IL)
Contreras: 4 PA (1.500 SLG%...now hitting 5th)
Donovan: 12 PA (.917...usually hitting 3rd)

The rest:
Burleson: 67 PA (.355 SLG%)
Gorman: 16 PA (.308 SLG%)
Baker: 9 PA (.286 SLG%)
Walker: 5 PA (.200 SLG%)
Pages: 2 PA (.000 SLG%)

Fwiw, the .355 SLG% by Burleson would rank 16th in baseball by teams. The fact that it's basically average is very sad. 5 teams, including the Dodgers, have a sub .300 SLG% from the 5th spot.

That's why he's now batting 6th. Just curious, how does Arenado's SLG% rate as a cleanup hitter?

.431. Are you too lazy to look things up yourself or simply too mentally deficient?

no....he's just doing his usual deflection, trying to put the blame on Arenado (I don't understand that one, he's been productive, Burleson hasn't.) or Contreras. He trolls so hard to get people to not look at the Golden Coral Garbage Dump in Burleson.

And the 5 Singles he had recently were seeing eye singles....hits nonetheless, but not what you want from your 5 hitter.

Guru, Your Honor. Arenado makes enormous "big bucks". Burleson makes "peanuts", MLB salary-wise. Please try to comprehend the salary/production expectations.

More Name Calling Do we need to revisit OregonRedbird's post on Name Calling? You made a big-to-do about it, and yet here you are calling people names. What would Cranny thinK?

And...no one tries to comprehend anything you say/declare/compare...unless it has 8 edits.

Does referring to another poster by their name count? Chill Guru !

Since when is calling someone by their first name considered "name calling"?

Not cool on an anonymous message board. OK, Richard?

Says who? Is that in the CT constitution? And how would anyone know your first name? I guarantee you'll never learn my name!

[Futuregm2]

Thoughts on Winn in 2 hole???

Why? What does he provide? WillyCon has more doubles, Hrs and SBs!

Contreras has 3 doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 runs, and 6 GIDP in 98 PA batting 2nd.

Last 7 games : 357/455/500/955

He had a slow start

Last 15 games: 293/369/448/817

Good, then we can get a more productive bat in the 5th spot, which is the area of the lineup that Contreras should have been in all along. Winn is hitting .319/.377/.426 over his last 14 games.

He's only been back a handful of games

He was hitting well until he got hurt, 10 for 27 before going on the IL. He has 2 doubles since returning to the lineup. We haven't gotten any slugging out of the 5th spot since Herrera went down. Moving Contreras into that spot makes total sense. Winn is less likely to hit into DP's. The lineup construction with Winn in the 2 hole and Contreras hitting 5th feels a lot better IMO.

[Absolut]

We didn’t lose today on the road.

[Joseph-Magrane]

I see a rain delay coming. If it comes to that who does it favor. We’d lose the Mik and have to go pen, maybe Matz.

I’m not sure anything outside of a 15 game home series with the Rockies would favor the Birds right now