Put the best team on the field

[renostl]

RESPECT THE STREAK.

They should do nothing different right now. You never mess with a winning streak. Same guys. Same lineups. Same pitching.

I don't remember the lineups ever being more consistent in the last couple years.
It's mostly chatter with the calls to drop NA.
NA, IMO, need a bat behind him. He's got a .350 OBP but, he's difficult to move up in order
to maintain a bat behind him and moved down to his better slot of #6 eliminate any IH or WC
behind him. Moving either IH or WC would seem to be more at the expense of MW or BD, currently.


Transactions have been centered around the bullpen, spot starts, and injuries.

[CorneliusWolfe]

RESPECT THE STREAK.

They should do nothing different right now. You never mess with a winning streak. Same guys. Same lineups. Same pitching.

And same defense. Removing JW has a lot of transformative effects on both IF and OF defense. Ribbing Peter to pay Paul, with interest. Defense is highly sustainable and driving this streak. Defense is harder to quantify but covers for some pitching mistakes or even off-days, and web gems can ignite a little spark too.

[renostl]

Guarantee you that the people demanding they bench/demote Walker/Gorman in order to compete right now would be howling if either of them break out for another team after not getting enough opportunity in STL. It's all part of the same Short Attention Span Theater.

Nolan Gorman
4yr in ML uniform
.171

Jordan Walker
3 yr in ML uniform
.180

If these 2 were hitting .220-.230 I’d might say leave them here……well under .200???

I understand that they are both in a similar situation.

I'm not sure they are in the same spot in that situation though. That, and if sending both down
are there 2 players that change the team down there? Donovan takes a spot, but he already gets one.
Saggese comes up he essentially moves BD more frequently to the OF. Bringing up say a Kop to sit?

I think the team currently is sitting one of JW or NG on most days.

That production is very bad, nothing to
debate. I just don't think they are both in the same spot in the batters box. I'd keep the one up that is
making some steps forward vs a second replacement and continue with the same platoon like
situation going forward at least for a while longer.