So far the Cards have done nothing but dump salary

[cardstatman]

My brother met a girl and emailed me about her, saying "I met a 10!".

Later they married and at the wedding I saw her and discovered his "I met a 10" statement was only a "metaphor".

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

Well you could just cry about it on December 19th... oh wait.

Think I will wait till about February 15 before I start crying.

[imnoquitter]

That's what they call "tanking"!

[TheFantasyStud]

I have a feeling Bloom might spend more money than many anticipate once he moves Arenado and knows what he’s got to play with $.

[Ozziesfan41]

I have a feeling Bloom might spend more money than many anticipate once he moves Arenado and knows what he’s got to play with $.

You are probably right bloom has said payroll would be about what it was last season

[ICCFIM2]

I have a feeling Bloom might spend more money than many anticipate once he moves Arenado and knows what he’s got to play with $.

You are probably right bloom has said payroll would be about what it was last season

That might be complicated in that moving Arenado has the same complications as it did a year ago. There are several third basemen on the market that need to find landing spots before it can be determined if any teams are interested in Arenado. If that doesn't happen until the end of February, what is going to be left of the FA market to spend on? My money is on Arenado being the starting 3B for the Cardinals in 2026. I would guess that both Contreras and Donovan are moved.

Arenado has been a great player and I truly hope he rebounds in 2026. If he does not, the Cards should buy out the contract and let him retire gracefully at the end of 2026. Why he turned down Houston is the great mystery last year. That ballpark was made for him...

[woofy25]

Gray for May saved $7.5M and netted 2 prospects: Fitts and Clarke.

They owed Gray $40M/1yr or $65M/2yr.

They are now paying Gray $20M/0yr and May $12.5M/1yr for a total of $32.5M/1yr.

May won't likely cover all of the innings Gray would have covered, but Fitts + May together should get those innings covered.

The question was about our 29th ranked offense.

For a team that is supposed to be rebuilding there sure is a lot of building that isn’t happening. We did not even send a top five prospect to AFL if I’m not mistaken.

Don’t the cardinals all the sudden have nearly the top rated farm system in baseball?

[MrPostman01]

Opie's right.

Andy....

Stupid Cards now have the top ranked farm system,

Oh what a wicked web7 we weave when...

[sikeston bulldog2]

At least we took a dump. The alternative is constipation.

[OldRed]

At least we took a dump. The alternative is constipation.

No [shirt] Sherlock.

[sikeston bulldog2]

At least we took a dump. The alternative is constipation.

No [shirt] Sherlock.

I’m not chitting you. Or. It’s a shittttty situation.

[Web7]

It’s hilarious the loser mentality many people have….. we have the top ranked farm system… Yeah, Pittsburgh had one of the best farm systems for years… How did that work out?………

[sikeston bulldog2]

It’s hilarious the loser mentality many people have….. we have the top ranked farm system… Yeah, Pittsburgh had one of the best farm systems for years… How did that work out?………

Having a good farm is better than we have been. I expect in a year or so, to add as you say. I think we got in deeper than normal this requiring a better stronger longer template.

This ain’t your normal Missouri mud puddle, more like a Texas mud hole.

[11WSChamps]

It’s hilarious the loser mentality many people have….. we have the top ranked farm system… Yeah, Pittsburgh had one of the best farm systems for years… How did that work out?………

Having a good farm is better than we have been. I expect in a year or so, to add as you say. I think we got in deeper than normal this requiring a better stronger longer template.

This ain’t your normal Missouri mud puddle, more like a Texas mud hole.

"He's just an old hippie who don't know what to do, should he hang on with the old, should he grab on to the new? "

[CCard]

Gray for May saved them money ….. they added a couple of arms and that’s it …… what about this pathetic offense? Nothing has been done for the present or the future…. Nothing but a lot of [nonsense] so far …..
Maybe Bloom will surprise us ….. I’m not holding my breath

Cue the "well you could cry about it" crowd. Because you dislike the direction of the team, they'll be coming out of the woodwork to attack you. You are correct in the observation that they are intent on gutting the team and not being competitive. It's a sad state for a storied franchise that used to care about winning. Now, they still want to win, but only if it's cost effective.

[TXCardsFanX]

Trying to compete ever year is exactly what got the Cardinals into the lukewarm years we endured. If you don't have unlimited funds (which still doesn't work for many teams), sometimes you gotta go through a rebuild period.
The Sonny Gray trade was a good bet. If May plays well, we might be able to flip him at the deadline for a top prospect.