MiLB GG Winner - Leonardo Bernal

[Cardinals4Life]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

[Cranny]

Probably means he's our catcher of the future.

[cardstatman]

Congratulations!

He struggled at the plate in the 2nd half of the season but his defense must have been spectacular for the Texas League champion Springfield Cardinals.

He threw out 27 of 69 base stealers (39%) while his teammates threw out only 8 of 56 (14%) when he was not catching.

[CorneliusWolfe]

Probably means he's our catcher of the future.

Yes! Defense first at that position.

[Melville]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

[Cranny]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

[sikeston bulldog2]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

Catcher on this team is a position of need. This guy will not get worse, as I doubt the ML running game will over burden him.

Gives you Scott Winn JJ Arenado and Bernal. Put Donovan in left, six positions with GG caliber defense.

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Nice!! I would like to see him rebound at the plate next year, as he fell off the second half of the season last year after going pretty ape [shirt] earlier. Don't know if he'll start the year again at AA or not.

[Melville]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth".
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

[Talkin' Baseball]

He is the catcher of the future. One of Crooks or Pages should be traded this winter. I guess they can humor Herrera and call him a catcher until Bernal is ready to call up.

[WLTFE]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth.
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

Easy
Obvious
Correct

[Melville]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth.
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

Easy
Obvious
Correct

It really is.
Crooks will get a look in 2026 with a high probability of being the primary starter for 2027.
Rodriguez is considered by many as having the highest ceiling - particularly offensively - of the 3 STL catching prospects.
Bernal, also an excellent prospect, is sandwiched between the 2.
He is not ready now as Crooks is and may well be leapfrogged by Rodriguez as "next man up" within the next 18 months.
The situation could not possibly be more obvious - if STL deals one of the 3 this off-season to add needed talent (pitching!) at other positions, trading Bernal is the CORRECT BASEBALL DECISION.
For the past several years, I alone correctly advised trading Hence as he was climbing the prospect rankings and eventually landed at #1.
Everyone said I was wrong.
Obviously, I was the only person on the planet who got it right.
I am right about the STL Cardinal catcher situation as well.
That is more certain than sunrise.

[rockondlouie]

Either our catcher of the future or a great trade chip for C. Bloom, good job kid.

[Talkin' Baseball]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth.
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

Easy
Obvious
Correct

It really is.
Crooks will get a look in 2026 with a high probability of being the primary starter for 2027.
Rodriguez is considered by many as having the highest ceiling - particularly offensively - of the 3 STL catching prospects.
Bernal, also an excellent prospect, is sandwiched between the 2.
He is not ready now as Crooks is and may well be leapfrogged by Rodriguez as "next man up" within the next 18 months.
The situation could not possibly be more obvious - if STL deals one of the 3 this off-season to add needed talent (pitching!) at other positions, trading Bernal is the CORRECT BASEBALL DECISION.
For the past several years, I alone correctly advised trading Hence as he was climbing the prospect rankings and eventually landed at #1.
Everyone said I was wrong.
Obviously, I was the only person on the planet who got it right.
I am right about the STL Cardinal catcher situation as well.
That is more certain than sunrise.

In two years Bernal will be the Cardinals catcher, Rodriguez will not be a catcher at all, and Crooks could very well be gone.

[renostl]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth.
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

Easy
Obvious
Correct

It really is.
Crooks will get a look in 2026 with a high probability of being the primary starter for 2027.
Rodriguez is considered by many as having the highest ceiling - particularly offensively - of the 3 STL catching prospects.
Bernal, also an excellent prospect, is sandwiched between the 2.
He is not ready now as Crooks is and may well be leapfrogged by Rodriguez as "next man up" within the next 18 months.
The situation could not possibly be more obvious - if STL deals one of the 3 this off-season to add needed talent (pitching!) at other positions, trading Bernal is the CORRECT BASEBALL DECISION.
For the past several years, I alone correctly advised trading Hence as he was climbing the prospect rankings and eventually landed at #1.
Everyone said I was wrong.
Obviously, I was the only person on the planet who got it right.
I am right about the STL Cardinal catcher situation as well.
That is more certain than sunrise.

If any team wants any of the catchers including Herrera, Contreras, Crooks
or Pages/Pozo the team would be making an unforced error not to listen.
Seems more than 1 should be in conversations.

[Melville]

Congrats to Bernal!

What does this mean, if anything, with our current crop of catchers?

It means STL has a very, very valuable trade piece at a position of outstanding organization depth - as I have perfectly analyzed and shared with all several times previously.

So you want to trade the Cardinals catcher of the future? Sheeesh. You really don’t understand building from within, do you?

Perhaps you should dwell on the phrase "organizational depth.
STL has 3 catchers in among their top 5 prospects - and probably will rely on Pages for at least one more year.
So yes, that is an area from which STL can and should trade - in order to add talent in other positions.
It is a perfect and brilliant example of precisely how to build from within.

Easy
Obvious
Correct

It really is.
Crooks will get a look in 2026 with a high probability of being the primary starter for 2027.
Rodriguez is considered by many as having the highest ceiling - particularly offensively - of the 3 STL catching prospects.
Bernal, also an excellent prospect, is sandwiched between the 2.
He is not ready now as Crooks is and may well be leapfrogged by Rodriguez as "next man up" within the next 18 months.
The situation could not possibly be more obvious - if STL deals one of the 3 this off-season to add needed talent (pitching!) at other positions, trading Bernal is the CORRECT BASEBALL DECISION.
For the past several years, I alone correctly advised trading Hence as he was climbing the prospect rankings and eventually landed at #1.
Everyone said I was wrong.
Obviously, I was the only person on the planet who got it right.
I am right about the STL Cardinal catcher situation as well.
That is more certain than sunrise.

If any team wants any of the catchers including Herrera, Contreras, Crooks
or Pages/Pozo the team would be making an unforced error not to listen.
Seems more than 1 should be in conversations.

Spot.
On.