Contreras the RBI machine?

[Monsieur De Treville]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

[CorneliusWolfe]

Why 2-spot? Obsession w/LRLRLR and maybe lack of trust in Winn after badspring? My best guess anyway. Noot seems ideal for 2-spot w moderate speed/pop/good OBP but also disrupts LRLRLR. Hard not to like the middle of the order. Best in quite awhile.

[Shady]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

MVP ? He's really surprised me with his 1B prowess.

[ScalesofJustice]

Swinging a hot bat and playing some good D at first.

[JDW]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

+1. Great that Oli finally made the adjustment to the lineup. It was overdue imo.

[rockondlouie]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

I was screaming in every GDT about Oli wasting him in the #2 hole too!

WillyC is a MOTO hitter, the best we have.

But we need another one to pair w/him.

Could be Ivan, may have to come in the offseason.

[thetank2]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

+1. Great that Oli finally made the adjustment to the lineup. It was overdue imo.

Why would Willie not have the same results batting 4th at the beginning of the year?

[Honky Tonk Man]

contreras is a very average player

[3dender]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

MVP ? He's really surprised me with his 1B prowess.

lol you are pathologically hyperbolic... he has a .725 OPS and is on track for 2.4 WAR and 95 RBIs

[scoutyjones2]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

I was screaming in every GDT about Oli wasting him in the #2 hole too!

WillyC is a MOTO hitter, the best we have.

But we need another one to pair w/him.

Could be Ivan, may have to come in the offseason.

You scream a lot about the 2 hole.

[CorneliusWolfe]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

MVP ? He's really surprised me with his 1B prowess.

lol you are pathologically hyperbolic... he has a .725 OPS and is on track for 2.4 WAR and 95 RBIs

Mock threads aren’t that far off from his real perspective. Just a few days ago he argued Burleson should take over for WC. WC…from bench player to MVP in 5 days!

[Futuregm2]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

MVP ? He's really surprised me with his 1B prowess.

lol you are pathologically hyperbolic... he has a .725 OPS and is on track for 2.4 WAR and 95 RBIs

Mock threads aren’t that far off from his real perspective. Just a few days ago he argued Burleson should take over for WC. WC…from bench player to MVP in 5 days!

He’ll be back on Shady’s bench after a game or two. Maybe even an AB.

[Monsieur De Treville]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

+1. Great that Oli finally made the adjustment to the lineup. It was overdue imo.

Why would Willie not have the same results batting 4th at the beginning of the year?

Who knows...but he's an RBI guy...should've been in an RBI spot.

[Monsieur De Treville]

contreras is a very average player

Fair enough...

But....

How many "very average players" have :

1. 3 All Star games +
2. World Series ring +
3. Career .808 OPS & 116 OPS+

If he stay healthy, he'll drive in 90-100 runs this season. An integral part of the 2025 Cardinal's team.

[rockondlouie]

WillyCon got off to a disastrous start. And why in the wide, wide world of sports was he batting second?

At cleanup he's an RBI machine.

RBI in his last 10 games.
26 RBI in his last 30 games.
On pace for a 95 RBI season.

Guy was born to hit cleanup. I think Hurdy Gurdy, WillyCon, and Ivan the Terrible make a heckuva middle of the order.

What say you, CT members?

I was screaming in every GDT about Oli wasting him in the #2 hole too!

WillyC is a MOTO hitter, the best we have.

But we need another one to pair w/him.

Could be Ivan, may have to come in the offseason.

You scream a lot about the 2 hole.

Set that one on a tee for you!

[Monsieur De Treville]

Contreras now has an rbi in 13 or 14 straight games and is on pace for over 100 RBI. My memory is failing...whom exactly is the last Cardinal to drive in 100 or more runs in a season?